The Herald Republican – January 11, 2014

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GOOD MORNING Scam seeks money to help grandchild LAGRANGE — LaGrange County Sheriff Terry Martin is warning local residents of a telephone scam that is making the rounds in northeast Indiana. Martin said Friday that citizens report the scam involves receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be child or grandchild who is in jail and needs bail money. The person on the phone asks the potential victim to get a money gram at Walmart or Western Union and send it to an address. “This is not legit,� Martin said. “If you receive a call like this, verify who you are talking to by asking personal questions that your relative would know (siblings, address, phone number, etc.). Also, if possible, obtain a name and call-back number of the person calling. Do not send money to someone that you do not know. If you receive a phone call like this, please contact the LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department at 463-7491. A DeKalb County resident also reported a similar scam in which the caller posed as a grandchild who had been in a wreck and needed money.

Out with the old GED has been replaced with new program BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com

KENDALLVILLE — Out with the old and in with the new. The General Education Development exam (GED), introduced in 1942, has been replaced by the Indiana High School Equivalency Diploma. The changeover began at the start of this month, and GED instruction providers and testing centers including IMPACT Institute, formerly Four County Vocational Cooperative, have been preparing for the new assessment. Stephanie Ross, Impact Institute’s adult education coordinator, said the institute has been proactive since institute officials learned the GED would end. Instructors have attended

professional development sessions about preparing students for the new test. IMPACT Institute, a vocational cooperative based in Kendallville, offers adult education programs in northeast Indiana as well as vocational programs to students from 11 school districts in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange and Steuben counties. Students enrolled in GED programs who failed to complete the test by the end of 2013 must start over with the new equivalency diploma. IMPACT marketed its GED program and offered free GED classes encouraging those thinking about the GED to enroll and get tested by Dec. 31. Enrollment is now open at IMPACT SEE TEST, PAGE A6

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IMPACT Institute in Kendallville provides instruction and testing for the new Indiana High School Equivalency Diploma that has replaced the General Education Development exam that’s been in place since 1942.

School closing a week out of the norm

public parking for the downtown. In designating Hickman as the city’s purchasing agent for the property, two appraisals by licensed brokers would be required to determine the fair market value. Those appraisals would then be forwarded to the council. Hickman would then be authorized to purchase the property for no more than the average of the two appraisals. The official Steuben County tax website says the property — four lots — has a total value of $243,400.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jamie Boe and her three children have been stuck inside their suburban Indianapolis home with cabin fever, because first the snow and then subzero temperatures forced the school district to cancel classes. Five days after their community of Noblesville was buried in nearly a foot of snow, and with temperatures rebounding into the 40s, the Boe children still weren’t back in school Friday. And the two-week holiday break that had stretched to three was wearing thin. “I personally have probably been less patient with all of my kids,� Boe said. “My kids love school, and they have been begging to go back.� Poorly plowed roads still clogged with snow and ice are to blame for the extended break, along with snowbanks so high they are obscuring bus stops and making it hard for buses to navigate their routes. The situation is frustrating parents and school officials, who must decide how to compensate for the lost days in the face of the state’s 180-school-day

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Angola makes movement on possible downtown restrooms BY JENNIFER DECKER jecker@kpcmedia.com

ANGOLA — The Angola Common Council designated Mayor Dick Hickman as the purchasing agent for the site of the old Wendy’s restaurant, 206 N. Wayne St. The designation came at Thursday’s rescheduled council meeting. The city is waiting for a determination on a $583,000 federal grant toward $729,000 in pedestrian improvements, public restrooms and parking project at the site just north of the Public Square.

The city is interested in buying the four-parcel site for the project, along with making sidewalk improvements north from the Public Square on North Wayne Street. The project was listed in the Downtown 20/20 plan five years ago as a desired public restroom/ travel center and parking facility. The former Wendy’s restaurant has sat vacant since 2002 at the corner of East Gilmore and North Wayne streets. If the city was to buy the site, it would would tear down the existing building to build a restroom and travel center with

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Weak jobs report puzzles economists WASHINGTON (AP) — It came as a shock: U.S. employers added just 74,000 jobs in December, far fewer than anyone expected. This from an economy that had been adding nearly three times as many for four straight months — a key reason the Federal Reserve decided last month to slow its economic stimulus. So what happened in December? Economists struggled for explanations: Unusually cold weather. A statistical quirk. A temporary halt in steady job growth. Blurring the picture, a wave

of Americans stopped looking for work, meaning they were no longer counted as unemployed. Their exodus cut the unemployment rate from 7 percent to 6.7 percent — its lowest point in more than five years. Friday’s weak report from the Labor Department was particularly surprising because it followed a flurry of data that had pointed to a robust economy: U.S. companies are selling record levels of goods overseas. Americans are spending more on big purchases like cars and appliances. Layoffs have dwindled. Consumer confidence is SEE JOBS, PAGE A6

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, file photo, Luis Mendez, 23, left, and Maurice Mike, 23, wait in line at a job fair held by the Miami Marlins, at Marlins Park in Miami. Employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December after averaging 214,000 in the previous four months.

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Police Blotter • Two arrested by Steuben authorities ANGOLA — The following people were booked into the Steuben County Jail following arrests made by law enforcement officers on Thursday and Friday. • Jakeb R. Alexander, 26, Angola, arrested at the jail for misdemeanor operating while intoxicated. • Darnell Brabson, 21, Wolcottville, arrested at the jail on a warrant for misdemeanor possession of marijuana or hashish and possession of paraphernalia.

Orland woman jailed in Noble County ALBION — An Orland woman was booked into the Noble County Jail Thursday, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. Michele Marie Ward, 55, was booked on a warrant for a probation violation on an underlying conviction for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug.

Public Meetings • Monday, Jan. 13 • Steuben County Commissioners, Steuben Community Center, 317 S. Wayne St., Angola, 8:30 a.m. Board of finance meets at 1:30 p.m. and drainage board meets at 2 p.m. • Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County Board, library, 322 S. Wayne St., Angola, 4 p.m. • Hamilton Community Schools Board, 903 S. Wayne St., Hamilton, 6:30 p.m. • Orland Town Council, Orland Community Building, 9487 W. S.R. 120, Orland, 6:30 p.m. • Ashley Town Council, Ashley Community Center, 500 S. Gonser Ave., Ashley, 7 p.m. Department head meeting at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 14 • Steuben County Council, Steuben Community Center, 317 S. Wayne St., Angola, 9 a.m. • Steuben County Sheriff’s Merit Board, sheriff’s department, 206 E. Gale St., Angola, 4 p.m. • Helmer Regional Sewage District Board, 7620 S. C.R. 969W, Helmer, 5:30 p.m. • Clear Lake Township Advisory Board, 105 Lane 105 Long Lake, Fremont, 6 p.m. • Fremont Park Board, Fremont Public Library, 1004 W. Toledo St., Fremont, 6 p.m. • Lake George Regional Sewer District Board, 1040 Angola Road, Coldwater, Mich., 6:30 p.m. • Angola Plan Commission, city hall, 210 N. Public Square, Angola, 7 p.m. Rescheduled meeting.

Wednesday, Jan. 15 • Steuben County Local Emergency Planning Committee, Steuben County Courthouse Annex, 205 S. Martha St., Angola, 10 a.m. • Steuben County Board of Health, Steuben Community Center, 317 S. Wayne St., Angola, 7:30 p.m.

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Anytime Fitness moves to larger, renovated building BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com

ANGOLA — A 24-hour fitness center has moved, refurbishing a larger, long empty building, and owners have plans to enlarge it again. Anytime Fitness recently moved from its former North Wayne Street location to 205 W. Harcourt Road. In the process, co-owners Tyler Hartman and Jeff Halstead increased their facility’s size, moving from 3,300 square feet to 4,000 square feet. And they’re not done. The building housed by the new co-ed Anytime Fitness facility has been vacant about three years. But the new location has been spiffed up and redecorated, as well. It serves members members ages 14 and up. “We took it over Nov. 1 and in the process we signed a deal on the building,” Hartman said. “We wanted a larger location. We can add a classroom and the layout is different and we have more square footage. We added a tanning room, a larger member lobby and changing rooms that we didn’t have before.” The duo hopes to add an additional 300 square feet of classroom and weight room space, hopefully with construction starting Feb. 1. Hartman and Halstead are experienced in the exercise industry. Hartman formerly served as sports and wellness director and CEO of the Steuben County YMCA. He has a degree in sports management from Trine University. Halstead is an Angola-

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Anytime Fitness, Angola, renovated and moved to a larger building on Harcourt Road that has more space. Co-owned by Tyler Hartman, left, and Jeff Halstead,

area businessman who formerly served as strength and conditioning and assistant basketball coach at Trine. A nutritionist has been added to the staff, Christy Thomson. The facility also has modern equipment, certified trainers and a large selection of free weights. The facility is open 24 hours. Hartman said as a security measure, members can wear panic buttons in

there are plans to add yet more space to the new location, possibly as soon as next month.

case of emergency. “With it being 24 hours, we have panic buttons that can phone 911,” Hartman said. “I can’t believe how many come at 2 or 3 a.m.” The facility centered around versatility will offer various classes taught by the following instructors: Amy Hinkley, pilates; Jenny Dilts, step and Silver Sneakers, an exercise program for senior citizens; Viki Andersen, tone; Dawn Goslee, WERQ;

Lana Delves, zumba; Lisa Lennen, kick and fit; and Jessica Gerrad, cross fit. “Classes are offered six times a week with paid membership,” Halstead said. “It’s for the health end. It’s not only working out, but eating healthy.” “It’s not only for the physical aspect, but also the social,” Hartman said. For more details, visit Anytime Fitness’ Facebook page or website, anytime fitness.com.

Angola to dispatch for Hamilton BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com

ANGOLA — The Angola Board of Public Works approved a dispatch agreement with the Hamilton Fire Department at Thursday’s rescheduled meeting. Angola will now provide Hamilton with 24-hour dispatch services at no cost. Angola operates E-911 radio dispatch for emergency services. Hamilton’s fire department

is volunteer with no facilities to receive requests for emergency services. The Angola Common Council met after the board of public works. The council: • heard an update from Bill Boyer, the city’s engineer, that owners of 16 of 19 parcels have reached right-of-way agreements with the city. The rightsof-way are needed for upcoming East Wendell Jacob Avenue work that will

include utilities, reconstruction, widening and sewers. • approved a $73,000 fire protection agreement with Fremont to cover a portion of Jamestown Township. That amount is a 2 percent increase from last year. • renewed the city’s $52,000 membership with the Steuben County Economic Development Corp. That amount is unchanged from last year. • heard Tom Selman, water superintendent,

say the city has 522 fire hydrants, some of which have flags on wire stakes for identification purposes in case they’re covered by snow. He hopes to make some of the flags in the future, which would be more cost effective for the city than buying them. • The next Angola Common Council meeting will be changed to Tuesday, Jan. 21, due to the federal Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

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Regional Roundup • Brothers rescued from grain bin GRABILL (AP) — Firefighters rescued two brothers who became stuck while working inside a grain bin at their family’s northeastern Indiana farm. Fort Wayne assistant fire chief Ron Privett said a 17-year-old was buried up to his neck Thursday evening and crews needed several hours to free him. His 21-year-old brother was buried to his knees and was quickly freed. Neighbor Howard Dager told WANE-TV the two had been working with

their father all day hauling grain. Fire officials say the brothers were trying to free up some of the grain in the bin, which was about three-quarters full.

South Shore rail line has fewer riders CHESTERTON (AP) — Ridership dropped slightly last year on northern Indiana’s South Shore commuter railroad, marking its sixth consecutive annual decline. South Shore officials are blaming the drop partly on fewer riders going to festivals and other entertainment in Chicago and slow job growth in downtown Chicago, which is the primary destination for most of its passengers. The line, which is Indiana’s only major mass transit system between cities, boarded 3.61 million passengers in 2013 between

South Bend and Chicago, down 1.7 percent from 2012.

School district must continue bus service MUNCIE (AP) — The Indiana Department of Education has denied the Muncie Community Schools’ request to end student bus service amid a budget crunch. The Star Press and WRTV-TV report the department on Friday denied a waiver that would have allowed the district to stop bus service after the current school year. Indiana law requires a district to provide three-year notice before ending bus service. The district applied for a waiver in June. Voters in November rejected a property tax increase that would have provided $3.3 million for bus service.

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Concord schools look at referendum ELKHART — The board of Concord Community Schools will consider a referendum in its Monday meeting, news reports stated. The Elkhart Truth reports Concord becomes the third school district in Elkhart County to seek answers for funding shortages with a referendum, after Goshen and Elkhart. A referendum means that the school corporation will ask the property owners in the school district to pay higher taxes in order to support school projects.

Town debates allowing hogwash BRYANT — A Jay County town is considering whether to allow a hogwash downtown, our news partner, NewsChannel 15, reports. Many residents, mostly those opposed to the idea, thought the town council would make a decision at its Thursday meeting, WANE-TV reports. However, members said more information is needed before a decision can be made. A hogwash is a truck and trailer wash for trucks that haul pigs.

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Set spiritual goals for a better life But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human

cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. Ephesians 4: 7 – 16; ESV BY JOHN BOYANOWSKI

Have you ever heard the phrase of “having a five-year plan?” It can apply to almost every part of life: work, retirement, marriage, relationships, and so on. When I apply for a job or even with my church I am serving, I was asked, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” And I would share where I hope to be in five years. But here is an aspect you never hear it applied to — our spiritual walk. Why is that?

Is it because we believe that once we accept Jesus as savior and Lord that it is all we need? Are we complacent in just being part of the family of God? If we are truly honest with ourselves, we would answer that we want to be in a different place than where we were five years ago; even if it’s in the same establishment. Do you want to be doing the same job for the same pay five years straight? In marriage, don’t you want your relationship with your spouse to grow deeper or are you content being in the same place as when you started the relationship? If we want to be in better places in life and relationships, it is only reasonable to desire a better place in our spiritual life and the relationship we strive to have with God the father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Staying in one place is not an option! In looking at the scriptures provided, there are a great

deal of things to strive for as believers, regardless of whether or not we are called to distinct ministries like the ones listed in the text. We are not to remain as children — we are called to attain unity of faith, knowledge of the son of God (interpersonal relationship with him), to mature manhood, and to grow up in every way to maturity in Christ. We all are called to present the gospel to others; even if that means to family members, friends and children. And if we were to remain in the same place, we would remain infants ourselves and miss out on so much more of what God wishes to provide for each of us! There is also another reason to have a “five-year plan” for our spiritual walks: it draws us closer to God. God desires to have continuous growth in our relationship with him. I think of the time in the Garden of Eden where he walked in the

garden with Adam and Eve. What a beautiful desire to have! I know I find great joy walking with my beloved Marsha every chance we get; and when it is in a place where the beauty of nature shines bright, it doesn’t get any better; that is, unless the Lord is with you both! My five-year plan is this: to be a better servant of God’s, to be a better husband to my wife, a better father to my children, become a better friend and to serve my church with all that I can. It may take more than five years to complete, but it is a great start! Father God, Please don’t allow us to be content just staying the way we are! Help us to grow closer to you and to each other. Give us a plan to make it happen. Amen. THE REV. JOHN BOYANOWSKI

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Briefs • Wesleyan ensemble Jan. 19 in Hamilton HAMILTON — HIS Instrument, a mixed ensemble, from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, will be singing at the Hamilton Wesleyan Church, 4001 Terry Lake Road, on Sunday, Jan. 19, starting at 10 a.m. Members of HIS Instrument are Dayne Gowan, Paul Hooker, Stephen Hilson, Faith Poole, Rachel Rubadiri, Kim Tapper, and Trevor Kimball.

Concert rescheduled for Sunday STROH — The concert at Stroh Church of God by duet Adam’s Voice originally scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 5, has been rescheduled for Sunday Jan. 12, according to the church’s pastor, Jeff Berry. The concert was canceled due to the Jan. 5 snowstorm. It has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 12.

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• Manmania: Raise the Roof: 10 a.m. National Military History Center, 5634 County Road 11A, Auburn. • Narcotics Anonymous: 6 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 412 S. John St., Angola. • New Beginnings for Narcotics Anonymous: 6 p.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 314 W. Maumee St., Angola.

Psalm 1 The Message (MSG) 1 How well God must like you— you don’t hang out at Sin Saloon, you don’t slink along Dead-End Road, you don’t go to Smart-Mouth College. 2-3 Instead you thrill to God’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night. You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom. 4-5 You’re not at all like the wicked, who are mere windblown dust— Without defense in court, unfit company for innocent people. 6 God charts the road you take. The road they take is Skid Row.

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Former football star and motivational speaker Joel Penton will return to Angola next week for the 9 and 11 a.m. services at Angola United Methodist Church.

Penton speaking Jan. 19 ANGOLA — Youth motivational speaker Joel Penton will preach during the 9 and 11 a.m. services on Sunday, Jan. 19 at Angola United Methodist Church, 220 W. Maumee St. Penton, an Ohio State University graduate who played five years of football for the Buckeyes, spoke at Angola High School and Angola Middle

School in December. The praise band Attaboy will provide the music for the special services. Penton was a member of three Big Ten championship teams, a member of a national championship team, and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. In his senior year, he received the Wuerffel Trophy, also known as the

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Humanitarian Heisman. The trophy is a national award that recognizes the one college football player in the entire country who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement. After graduating from OSU, Joel turned down an opportunity to play in the NFL to begin a career in full-time speaking.

• Story Time: 10:15 a.m. Fremont Public Library, 1004 W. Toledo St., Fremont. • GED Classes: 4 p.m. Steuben County Literacy Coalition, 1208 S. Wayne St., Angola. 665-3357 • Angola Rotary Meeting: 6 p.m. Elks Lodge, 2003 N. Wayne St., Angola. • Diabetes Support Group: 7 p.m. Hamilton United Methodist Church, 7780 S. Wayne St., Hamilton.

BY TRACEY ZIMMERMAN

I have committed to reading through the Psalms and Proverbs this month. This is the very first Psalm in the book of Psalms. I like the Message version because it gets right to the point in very direct wording. “Don’t hang out at Sin Saloon.” That’s not really talking about a saloon here people; you know that I know that. We sometimes allow ourselves to be in situations where we are putting ourselves at spiritual risk. We sit and listen to gossip when we should get up and move away. We sometimes bash, while justifying our bad behavior because someone wronged us. We all have been there done that. This is sitting at Sin Saloon. So, how do we bear fruit? We choose to grow where we are planted. We do not let life or what life throws at us be an excuse for bad behavior. When we do something we should not, we own it. We admit we have made a wrong turn and we confess to ourselves, the person it affected, or all involved that we shouldn’t have done what we did. We seek the Lord in all we do. We do not just talk about we really do it. We OPEN our bibles. We have friends who hold us accountable. We pray/talk to the Lord on a daily basis. This will keep us off Skid Row and out of Sin Saloon. Passages to look up for our hearts to grow and ponder: Philippians 4:8; 1 John 1:9; Psalm 103:8-13; John 3:16; John 20:31; Psalm 84:11; James 1:17; and Psalm 139:14. O Holy Father — We need to seek your will more clearly. We need to read your word, apply your word, and spread your word. May we do so with joy in our hearts; even during the painful times. May we seek first the kingdom of heaven.

Tuesday, January 14 • ImagiKnit: 10 a.m. Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County, 322 S. Wayne St., Angola. • Euchre Community Game: 12:30 p.m. Steuben County Council on Aging, 317 S. Wayne St., Angola. 665-9856 • Grief Support Group: 4:30 p.m. Cameron Woods, 701 W. Harcourt Road, Angola. • Community Soup and Supper: 5 p.m. Faith Harvest Church, 200 Park Ave., Angola. • ESL Instruction: 5 p.m. Vistula Headstart, 603 Townline Road, LaGrange.

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Deaths & Funerals • Kent Mahnensmith

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KENDALLVILLE — Kent Mahnensmith, 66, of Palm Bay, Fla., and formerly of Kendallville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Mr. Mahnensmith had been a Mr. self-emMahnensmith ployed building contractor in Noble County, starting out his successful business in 1975. He specialized in all areas of building commercial/ residential structures. He continued working in the building industry after moving to Palm Bay in 2006. He graduated from Carmel High School then continued his education at Indiana University and Vincennes University. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and served as a volunteer firefighter. Mr. Mahnensmith was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Kendallville. He was born Oct. 1, 1947, in Fort Wayne to Glendin and Elizabeth (Stout) Mahnensmith. He married Jill Crosby on Jan. 10, 1980. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Clay Mahnensmith and Chase and Nicole Mahnensmith of Florida; a grandson; a brother Michael Mahnensmith of Maui, Hawaii; a niece; and two great-nieces of Auckland, New Zealand. A son, Cole Mathew Mahnensmith, preceded him in death in 1990. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church, 301 S. Oak St., Kendallville. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday prior to the service at the church.

BUTLER — Rita L. Kiessling, 78, of Butler died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was a member of the Butler Church of Christ in Butler. She was born on Nov. 7, 1935, to James and Sylvia (Marihugh) Miller in Defiance, Ohio. She married Louis E. Kiessling on March 19, 1960. He died on Jan. 31, 1991. Surviving are four sons, three daughters, a stepson, four stepdaughters, a sister, three brothers, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband Louis; a stepdaughter; two stepsons; two brothers; and four sisters. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Schaffer Funeral Home in Defiance, with the Rev. Dale Rabineau officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Memorials be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences can be given at www.Schafferfh. com.

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Former Reagan spokesman Larry Speakes dies at 74 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Larry Speakes, who spent six years as acting press secretary for President Ronald Reagan, died Friday in his native Mississippi. He was 74. Speakes died at home in Cleveland, Miss., where he had lived the past several years, said Bolivar County Coroner Nate Brown. Brown said Speakes had Alzheimer’s disease. “He died in his sleep and it was a natural death,” Brown said. Speakes was buried in North Cleveland Cemetery during a private service Friday morning, a few hours after dying, said Kenny Williams of Cleveland Funeral Home. Speakes became Reagan’s acting spokesman after Press Secretary James Brady was wounded during an assassination attempt on Reagan in 1981. Republican Haley Barbour, who served as Mississippi governor from 2004 to 2012, was political director of the Reagan White House when Speakes worked there. He said

KENDALLVILLE — Bonnie Ann Amerman, 84, of Kendallville, died on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn. Visitation will be Sunday from 1-4 p.m, at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. No funeral service is scheduled. Private burial service will be at Orange Cemetery at a later date. Preferred memorials may be made to Noble County Humane Shelter or Dekalb Hospice. Send a condolence to the family or view a video tribute of Bonnie by Sunday at hitefuneralhome.com.

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Eagle and the Bolivar Commercial, before going to Washington in 1968 as press secretary for U.S. Sen. James O. Eastland, D-Miss. In 1974, Speakes worked as press secretary for the special counsel to President Richard Nixon during the Watergate hearings. After Nixon resigned, Speakes became assistant press secretary for President Gerald Ford. Speakes worked as press secretary for Ford’s vice presidential running mate, Bob Dole, during the 1976 campaign. After Democrat Jimmy Carter won the election, he moved to the Hill and Knowlton public relations firm in Washington. Speakes worked for Reagan’s transition team after Reagan won the 1980 election, then became deputy press secretary under Brady. Speakes is survived by a daughter, Sandy Speakes Huerta of Cleveland, Miss; sons Scott Speakes of Cleveland, Miss., and Jeremy Speakes of Clifton, Va.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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Target: Breach affected millions more customers NEW YORK (AP) — Target’s pre-Christmas security breach was significantly more extensive and affected millions more shoppers than the company reported last month. The nation’s second largest discounter said Friday that hackers stole personal information — including names, phone numbers as well as email and mailing addresses — from as many as 70 million customers as part of a data breach it discovered in December. Target Corp. disclosed last month that about 40 million credit and debit cards may have been affected by a data breach that happened between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 — just as the holiday shopping season was getting into gear. According to new information gleaned from its investigation with the Secret Service and the Department of Justice, Target said Friday that criminals also took non-credit card related data for some 70 million shoppers who could have made purchases at Target stores outside the late Nov. to

mid-Dec. timeframe. Some overlap exists between the two data sets, the company said Friday. “I know that it is frustrating for our guests to learn that this information was taken and we are truly sorry they are having to endure this,” said Gregg Steinhafel, Target chairman, president and CEO, in a statement. While Target investors have been largely unmoved, the incident has shaken shoppers. The company’s stock has traded at about $63 since news of the breach leaked on Dec. 18. It slipped just 67 cents, or 1 percent, to $62.67 in morning trading Friday. Target revealed on Friday, however, that the breach diminished holiday sales. The company cut its forecast for fourth-quarter earnings, a key sales barometer. The theft from Target’s databases is still the second largest data breach on record, rivalling an incident uncovered in 2007 that saw more than 90 million credit card accounts pilfered from TJX Cos. Inc.

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People • ‘Bachelor’ star waiting for drama like everyone else NEW YORK (AP) — Fans curious to find out if there’s any drama this season on “The Bachelor” aren’t alone. Its latest star, Juan Pablo Galavis, says he’s interested to see what happened among the women when he wasn’t around. “That’s the question that I don’t know the answer (to.) I don’t get to see any Galavis of that,” said Galavis in an interview Thursday. “It was the same on ‘The Bachelorette.’ All the guys were on good behavior in front of Desiree (Hartsock) but around the house they weren’t.” The 32-year-old former pro soccer player competed for the affection of Hartsock last summer on “The Bachelorette.” He wasn’t chosen for a one-on-one date and had very little air time before getting sent home. Still, he made such an impression with viewers that ABC decided to make him “The Bachelor.”

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NY mayor’s gaffe: Using fork, knife to eat slice of pizza NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is dealing with a scandal of his own: pizzagate. While eating lunch at a Staten Island pizza joint Friday, the mayor used a knife and fork to eat his slice. That’s a no-no for most New Yorkers, who are very opinionated when it comes to pizza. Most advocate using their hands to hold the slice, folding it over and then taking a bite. Photos of de Blasio using the knife and fork were posted to Twitter and prompted mock outrage on several blogs and social media websites. De Blasio later explained that he eats pizza the way they do in Italy. He starts with a knife and fork, then uses his hands. He also noted that his slice had a lot of toppings.

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Same-sex couples Natalie Dicou, left, and Nichole Christensen, middle left, and James Goodman, middle right, and Jeffrey Gomez, right, wait in line to get a marriage license at the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office in Salt Lake City recently.

The Obama administration Friday gave federal recognition to more than 1,000 same-sex couples whose marriages were put on hold by a Supreme Court ruling Monday.

Utah same-sex marriages receive federal recognition SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Obama administration extended federal recognition to the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah that took place before the Supreme Court put those unions in the state on hold. The action will enable the government to extend eligibility for federal benefits to these couples. That means gay and lesbian couples can file federal taxes jointly, get Social Security benefits for spouses and request legal immigration status for partners. Attorney General Eric Holder said the families should not be asked to endure uncertainty regarding their benefits while courts decide the issue of same-sex marriage in Utah. The decision came days after Utah officials said they would not recognize the marriages. The office of Gov. Gary Herbert told state agencies this week to put a freeze on proceeding with any new benefits for

the newly married gay and lesbian couples until the courts sort out the matter. In a statement Friday afternoon, Herbert’s office issued a statement that said Holder’s announcement was unsurprising, but state officers should comply with federal law if they’re providing federal services. Attorney General Sean Reyes did not have an immediate comment on Holder’s announcement. More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples took home marriage licenses from local clerks after a federal judge overturned Utah’s same-sex marriage ban on Dec. 20. Utah voters approved the ban in 2004. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court put a halt to same-sex marriages in Utah while the Denverbased 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considers the long-term question of whether gay couples have a right to marry in Utah. State agencies aren’t supposed to revoke anything

already issued, such as a marriage certificate or a driver’s license with a new name, but they are prohibited from approving any new marriages or benefits. State officials said the validity of the marriages will ultimately be decided by the appeals court. Holder’s declaration marked the latest chapter in the legal battle over same-sex marriage in Utah that has sent couples and state officials on a helterskelter wave of emotions over the last three weeks. Federal government agencies have previously confirmed that same-sex couples in other states are entitled to federal benefits, but this is the first time Holder has come out publicly and issued this kind of guidance, said Douglas NeJaime, a professor of law at the University of California, Irvine. “Symbolically, it’s an important step that the federal government has taken,” NeJaime said.

Gossip irks French president PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande threatened legal action Friday over a magazine report saying he is having a secret affair with an actress, the latest breach in the French media’s practice of turning a blind eye to presidential love affairs. Rumors have long circulated that the 59-yearold Hollande might have a lover. The magazine Closer published images Friday showing a bodyguard and a helmeted man it says is Hollande visiting the

apartment of Julie Gayet, 41, a moderately known French actress who appeared in a clip for his 2012 presidential campaign. French media faces strict privacy laws, as well as a longtime tradition of ignoring the private lives of public figures. Former President Francois Mitterrand had a daughter with his lover that the French media knew about but never revealed, until the president himself appeared publicly with his daughter coming out of a restaurant.

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The nation’s tobacco companies and the federal government have reached an agreement on publishing corrective statements that say the companies lied about the dangers of smoking and requires them to disclose smoking’s health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 people a day. The agreement filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., follows a 2012 ruling ordering the industry to pay for corrective statements in various advertisements. The judge in the case ordered the parties to meet to discuss how to implement the statements, including whether they would be put in inserts with cigarette packs and on websites, TV and newspaper ads. The court must still approve the agreement and the parties are discussing whether retailers will be required to post large displays with the industry’s admissions. The corrective statements are part of a case the government brought in

1999 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled in that case in 2006 that the nation’s largest cigarette makers concealed the dangers of smoking for decades. Under the agreement with the Justice Department, each of the companies must publish full-page ads in the Sunday editions of 35 newspapers and on the newspapers’ websites, as well as air prime-time TV spots on CBS, ABC or NBC five times per week for a year. The companies also must publish the statements on their websites and affix them to a certain number of cigarette packs three times per year for two years. Each corrective ad is to be prefaced by a statement that a federal court has concluded that the defendant tobacco companies “deliberately deceived the American public.” Among the required statements are that smoking kills more people than murder, AIDS, suicide, drugs, car crashes and alcohol combined.

US withdrawing diplomat to India NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States said Friday it was withdrawing a diplomat from India in hopes it would end a bitter dispute that started with the arrest and strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York. Washington’s announcement that it was complying with a demand from New Delhi for the expulsion of the U.S. official came hours after Devyani Khobragade, India’s deputy consul general in New York, left the U.S. Khobragade is accused of exploiting her Indian-born housekeeper and nanny, allegedly having her work more than 100 hours a week for low pay and lying about it on a visa form. Khobragade has maintained her innocence, and Indian officials have described her treatment as barbaric. In an apparent compromise, she was indicted by a federal grand jury but also granted immunity that allowed her to leave the United States. She was on a flight to India on Friday, and many believed that would be enough to give both countries a way to save face. India, however, asked the

United States on Friday to withdraw a diplomat from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the State Department said it was complying, although with “deep regret.” “We expect and hope that this will now come to closure, and the Indians will now take significant steps with us to improve our relationship and return it to a more constructive place,” spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. Requesting the recall of a diplomat is a serious, and fairly unusual, move that sends a message to Washington that India’s government doesn’t accept the legitimacy of the court action in New York. Given the strategic partnership between India and the U.S. and more than $100 billion in trade, any further escalation in the case would not be in the interest of either country, analysts said. Psaki did not identify the U.S. diplomat but said it was the individual whose expulsion was sought by India. India’s Foreign Ministry described the person as of the same rank as Khobragade and somehow involved in the case.

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Institute for its free equivalency diploma classes. The classes have not changed, just the preparation, said Ross. IMPACT operates testing centers in the four-county area, and the first test is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 21 and 22 at Topeka. People may call IMPACT adult education at 343-2163 to learn about enrollment information. Approximately 15,000 Hoosiers took the GED annually. An estimated 500,000 Hoosier adults lack high school diplomas. A panel of representatives from the Indiana Department of Corrections, the Indiana Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development were involved in evaluating proposals from vendors and selecting the Indiana High School Equivalency Diploma developed by CTB/McGrawHill, the same company that administers ISTEP testing for Indiana students. Ivy Tech and the Indiana Association of Adult and Continuing Education provided analysis of available testing options, according to the Indiana

Department of Workforce Development website. In November, Indiana Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Scott B. Sanders announced Indiana would begin using the equivalency diploma. He said the new assessment will ensure Indiana offers a high school equivalency test that matches employer demand and is accessible. The Department of Workforce Development calls the new assessment the Indiana High School Equivalency Diploma, while CTB/McGraw-Hill refers to it as the Test Assessing Secondary Completion. Two proposals to replace the GED were not selected. The American Council on Education, owner of the GED, with its partner Pearson Vue Testing had submitted a proposal for an updated version of its GED costing $120. Educational Testing Service, a nonprofit organization that also administers the Graduate Record Examination, developed a high school equivalency exam called the High School Equivalency Test or HiSET. The cost for the Indiana

High School Equivalency Diploma comprehensive assessment is $85 and $18 per subject for a retest. The seven-hour test will cover reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies. IMPACT Institute offers free preparatory classes. The test is offered both in computer-based format and pencil and paper. It’s available in English and Spanish, and Braille and audio versions for the visually impaired. IMPACT Institute will be able to offer the test on computers in the next program year, Ross said. The new test is being described as more rigorous and better aligned with the skills needed for college and today’s workplaces. Indiana and at least eight other states — New York, New Hampshire, Missouri, Iowa, Montana, Louisiana, Maine and West Virginia — severed ties with the GED test. Three states — Wyoming, New Jersey and Nevada — will offer three tests. Ross said she is confident that IMPACT Institute’s adult educators are prepared for the new test.

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The city earlier approved a financial commitment to the proposed $729,000 project. If the federal grant is approved, the city would be responsible for the remaining portion. That would be paid for from the city’s county economic development income tax fund receipts. In the city’s 20/20 plan developed from surveys, public parking was listed as a concern. A separate

committee borne out of the 20/20 group dealt with parking, which an inventory revealed as ample, but public perception remains that parking is lacking in the downtown. The convenience facility was also proposed in the city’s Stellar Community grant last year. The city was a finalist for the designation from state agencies, but did not receive it, which would have led to grant funding on such projects. Should the city not

receive grant funding for construction, an alternative source of income would be needed, Hickman said. That decision would go back to council. Angola Clerk-Treasurer Deb Twitchell said the city has budgeted for purchasing the property and building demolition from County Economic Development Income Tax revenue. How much that would be depends on appraisals and the purchase price.

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up and debt levels are down. Builders broke ground in November on the most new homes in five years. “The disappointing jobs report flies in the face of most recent economic data, which are pointing to a pretty strong fourth quarter,” said Sal Guatieri, an economist at BMO Capital Markets. It’s unclear whether the sharp hiring slowdown might lead the Federal Reserve to rethink its plan to slow its stimulus efforts. The Fed decided last month to pare its monthly bond purchases, which have been designed to lower interest rates to spur borrowing and spending. Janet Yellen, who will take over as Fed chairman next month, “is probably scratching her head looking at the report,” said Sun Wong Sohn, an economics professor at the Univer-

sity of California’s Smith Business School. Certainly many economists were. Some predicted that the job gain would be revised up in the coming months. The government adjusts each month’s jobs figure in the following two months as more companies respond to its survey. Few analysts saw the sharp slowdown as the beginning of a much weaker trend. “There is a good possibility this is just a one-shot deal that could either get revised away or made up for in next month’s release,” Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West, said in a note to clients. Cold weather affected the report in several ways. Construction companies, which stop work during bad weather, cut 16,000 jobs, the most in 20

months. And the average workweek dipped as more people worked part time. An unusually large number of people missed work in December because of the weather, the government’s surveys found. Michael Hanson, an economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, estimated that all told, the cold weather lowered hiring by about 75,000 jobs. Several economists also highlighted statistical quirks in the report that they say are unlikely to be repeated. Mark Vitner of Wells Fargo noted that several industries reported unusually steep job losses. Accounting and bookkeeping services, for example, lost 24,700 jobs, the most in nearly 11 years. And performing arts and spectator sports cut 11,600, the most in 2½ years. The movie industry shed 13,700 jobs.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Officials squabbled over media leaks and scrambled to control the publicity damage in the days after lane closings near the George Washington Bridge caused huge traffic jams that now appear to have been politically orchestrated by members of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration, documents released Friday show. In the documents, officials appointed by Christie seemed more concerned about the political fallout than the effects of the gridlock in the town of Fort Lee during four mornings in September. The thousands of pages were released by a New Jersey legislative committee investigating the scandal that could haunt Christie’s expected run for president in 2016. The documents mostly involve the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency that runs the bridge. Lawmakers are looking into allegations that Christie loyalists deliberately created the tie-ups to punish the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee for not endorsing Christie for re-election. The documents show that the traffic mess created tension between New York and New Jersey appointees at the Port Authority, with the New York side angrily countermanding the lane closings. In the correspondence, Port Authority chairman

David Samson, a Christie appointee, suggested that the authority’s executive director, Patrick Foye, who was appointed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, had leaked to a reporter an internal memo ordering an end to the lane closings. Samson called that possibility “very unfortunate for NY/NJ relations.” On Thursday, Christie moved to contain the damage from the scandal, firing his deputy chief of staff, cutting ties to one of his chief political advisers and apologizing for the traffic jams. Two Christie appointees at the Port Authority resigned last month as the scandal unfolded. Christie has denied any involvement in the lane closings, and the two batches of documents released on Wednesday and Friday do not implicate him. The latest documents contain several emails from Port Authority media relations staff to higher-ups reporting on calls from reporters with questions about the closings. The agency did not respond to those calls. It was Foye’s Sept. 13 email that ordered the lanes reopened that generated deep discussion. In it, Foye called the decision to close the lanes “abusive” and added, “I believe this hasty and ill-advised decision violates federal law.”

Bill Baroni, the Christie-appointed deputy director who has since resigned, forwarded a copy of the angry email to Christie’s scheduling secretary. Later that morning, Baroni emailed Foye: “I am on my way to office to discuss. There can be no public discourse.” Foye responded: “Bill that’s precisely the problem: there has been no public discourse on this.” Baroni later authorized a statement for reporters explaining that the closings were part of a traffic study. In recent weeks, there have been questions about the whether the closings were part of a legitimate study. Christie himself said on Thursday: “I don’t know whether this was a traffic study that then morphed into a political vendetta or a political vendetta that morphed into a traffic study.” The newly released documents show that there was, in fact, a traffic study that was done, or at least a preliminary one. It was six pages and dated Sept. 12, the day before the lanes were reopened. The documents includes study findings that Baroni gave to lawmakers in a hearing last year: When the lanes were closed, the main bridge traffic moved a bit faster, but local traffic had major delays.

Spill shuts down W.Va. capitol CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Schools and restaurants closed, grocery stores sold out of bottled water, and state legislators who had just started their session canceled the day’s business after a chemical spill in the Elk River in Charleston shut down much of the city and surrounding counties even as the extent of the danger remained unclear. The federal government joined the state early Friday in declaring a disaster, and the West Virginia National Guard planned to distribute bottled drinking water to emergency services agencies in the nine affected counties. In requesting the federal declaration, which makes federal resources available to the state, state officials said about 300,000 people were affected. Federal authorities are also launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the spill and what caused it, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said in a news release Friday. Shortly after the Thursday spill from Freedom Industries hit the river and a nearby

treatment plant, a licoricelike smell enveloped parts of the city, and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an order to customers of West Virginia American Water: Do not drink, bathe, cook or wash clothes with tap water. The chemical, a foaming agent used in the coal preparation process, leaked from a tank at Freedom Industries and overran a containment area. Freedom, a manufacturer of chemicals for the mining, steel, and cement industries, said in a news release Friday that the company is working to contain the leak to prevent further contamination. President Gary Southern also said the company still does not know how much of the chemical spilled from its operation into the river. Officials say the orders were issued as a precaution, as they were still not sure exactly what hazard the spill posed to residents. It also was not immediately clear exactly how much of the chemical spilled into the river and at what concentration. The tank that leaked holds

at least 40,000 gallons, said Tom Aluise, a state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman. “We’re confident that no more than 5,000 gallons escaped,” he said. “A certain amount of that got into the river. Some of that was contained.” Agency officials do not know how long the chemical had been leaking, Aluise said in a telephone interview. There was a breach in a concrete wall that served as a containment area to prevent spills from leaving the storage site, he said. “Our understanding is it’s not an especially toxic material. It’s not dangerous necessarily to be around,” he said. According to a fact sheet from Fisher Scientific, the chemical is harmful if swallowed — and could be so if inhaled — and causes eye and skin irritation. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headaches, diarrhea, reddened skin, itching and rashes, according to a news release from the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

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mandate. School officials say it’s uncommon for Indiana students to miss an entire week of classes due to what amounts to routine weather in some parts of the country. Longer absences can occur when schools are damaged in storms, which happened when a tornado heavily damaged a southern Indiana high school in March 2012. But this week’s break is unusual. “It’s very, very rare, if you count (Friday), to have five days in a row where we couldn’t get to school,” Fort Wayne Community Schools spokeswoman Krista Stockman said. Now schools in the state must decide how to handle the missed days. Indiana requires students to attend school 180 days. Some districts schedule “flex days” during the year to use as makeup days in cases of weather cancellations. State schools that were out this week have another option: applying for a waiver from the Department of Education that would excuse them from making up Monday and Tuesday, when the polar

vortex sent temperatures plunging well below zero. The remaining days missed this week will still need to be made up. Spokesman Daniel Altman said the Department of Education had received about 300 requests for waivers as of Friday. The last time statewide waivers were offered was in 2007-2008, when winter storms struck, he said. It’s more common for Indiana to grant waivers on a smaller scale, such as in cases when schools have been hit by tornadoes. Even with a waiver, some districts will have to tack on days at the end of the school year. The extended calendar could affect final exams and plans for graduation. Another snow day in Noblesville and seniors might need to come to school the Saturday before graduation, an option the district has used before, public relations director Sharon Trisler said. And it’s only January. Indiana schools aren’t alone in their predicament. The 6,000-student Monroe Public Schools in far southeastern Michigan also canceled classes all week, and students in Michigan

and Missouri have already used up their allotted six snow days. Barry Martin, superintendent of the Monroe Public Schools, said it’s surprising to have already missed a week. He said he’s less worried about making up lost days than about getting students and teachers back in the academic swing of things after three weeks off. Minnesota Department of Education spokesman Josh Collins said his agency doesn’t plan to adjust the state’s required number of school days for an academic year, which is 165. Some die-hard Indiana school districts are determined not to waste a day of class. Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., about an hour south of Indianapolis, only used four of six allotted snow days and has no plans to apply for a waiver, Superintendent John Quick said. “How many days did our students miss last year because of bad weather?” Quick sometimes asks community groups. “It’s a trick question because the answer is zero. We didn’t miss a day, we made it all up.”

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preparation for becoming positive members of the school and society,” stated Zimmerman. While at Detroit, Zimmerman was also in charge of the team’s academic performance. Detroit led the MAAC with 18 All-Academic team selections and posted a grade point average above 3.10. Prior to Detroit, Zimmerman spent two years coaching at the high school level. He was the offensive coordinator for Fort Collins in Colorado in 2010 and assisted both the junior varsity and varsity programs at Birmingham (Mich.) Brother Rice in 2011. A four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Ohio Wesleyan, Zimmerman earned First-Team All North JAMES FISHER Coast Athletic Conference Prairie Heights junior McKenzie Kain while guarded by an Angola player recognition as a freshman in during Friday’s girls game. 2006 and honorable mention (22) hustles downcourt with the ball All-Conference in 2009. He helped the Bishops to four consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division III FROM PAGE B1 rebounds, three steals and Tournament. three assists. Sophomore Zimmerman graduated The game was stopped Abby Buchs added 12 from Ohio Wesleyan with a for a couple of minutes as points, eight rebounds, four Bachelor’s degree in physical the crowd gave Heller a assists and two blocked education in 2009 and is standing ovation, including shots. pursuing a Master’s degree the Angola bench. He took Berger was pleased with in exercise science. pictures with his father the productivity of his post Bryce, Prairie Heights’ players. Senior Alexis Scott director of student activities, had 10 points and four and Eltzroth. Bryce Heller rebounds off the bench. was noticeably emotional FROM PAGE B1 Sophomores Kaitlyn Brandt “They’re fanatical fans, “There’s a lot of fun while standing with Jacob in and Hannah Siders each This season, his 92.7 like we have,” Vinatieri said. things about this sport,” said front of the scorers’ table. had six points. Brandt had percentage (38 of 41) was “I’m sure they’ll be loud Vinatieri, who also won Jacob enjoyed scoring his eight rebounds while Siders second best in Patriots and probably in a negative three Super Bowls with New 1,000th point with a lot of grabbed five in a reserve history. way to me and the rest of England, “but trying to hoist his AHS friends on the other role. The best? The 93.9 the team, but that’s what it’s that trophy at the end is what bench and in the stands. Shawna Carbone had 18 percent (31 of 33) in 2004 of supposed to be.” we all play for.” “It’s really neat. We all points, 12 rebounds and two Adam Vinatieri, the kicker In the only other playoff He has been a clutch played Speiss ball together. Gostkowski replaced. duel between the two kicker with 24 winning field It was nice they congratuJAMES FISHER steals to lead Prairie Heights (6-7, 3-5). Entering the game The 18-year veteran kickers, the Colts trailed goals in the last minute of lated me,” Heller said. Prairie Heights junior a 50-percent free-throw returns to Gillette Stadium 21-3 in the final minute of a regular-season or playoff “It was a weird feeling Cassten Everidge takes shooter, the senior made with the Colts after a the first half but won the game. being one point away. It’s a pass during Friday’s eight of her 10 free throws regular-season in which he AFC championship game Both teams have been in a great feeling and a great game. in the fourth quarter. made 87.5 percent (35 of 40) 38-34 on their way to a 2007 plenty of close games this accomplishment (to get it). Tressa Terry had 10 of his attempts. Super Bowl victory. On season. The Patriots (12-4) It’s been one of the goals points and four rebounds for nine points. Lloyd also had And the kicker whose consecutive fourth-quarter are 8-4 when the margin I’ve had since I was real the Panthers. Saige Dunafin four rebounds and three field goal on the last play series, Gostkowski, then was seven points or fewer. young,” he added. “I was added nine points and four gave the Patriots a 20-17 Vinatieri then Gostkowski The Colts (12-5) were 6-1 not worried about getting it. assists. boards. Girls Game win over the St. Louis Rams again made field goals in games decided by six I just did not want to let it Fremont teams split Angola 60, in the 2002 Super Bowl that left the Patriots ahead or fewer. The latest came affect our game.” with Churubusco Prairie Heights 46 expects the same greeting he 34-31. Then Joseph Addai last Saturday in a 45-44 Prairie Heights had eight At Fremont, Churubusco The Hornets led 25-17 at heard in past visits with the ran 3 yards for the winning wild-card win over the different players score in earned a 57-28 rout in girls the half. Then Claire Grubb Colts. touchdown with 1:00 left. Kansas City Chiefs. taking a 23-16 lead at the play, then Fremont lost scored 11 of her game-high half. Eleven players took 22 points in the third quarter the boys’ contest 43-40. the floor throughout the Churubusco’s boys (1-8, game and 10 of them scored. to help Angola extend the 1-2) won their first game of lead even further. West added 11 points, three the season. Fremont fell to The Hornets (5-7, 5-2) rebounds and two steals for WIN A 1-7, 1-2. led by as much as 20 in the Panthers. DOZEN In the girls’ game, FHS the fourth quarter. They Angola’s senior post CUPCAKES led 18-2 after one quarter outrebounded the bigger, standout Justin Davis was and 37-9 at halftime. stronger Panthers 22-12 in limited by foul trouble and FROM Shae Rhonehouse led the middle two quarters after went scoreless, only making HEAVENLY the Steuben County Eagles being outrebounded 14-7 in one field-goal attempt. BREADS & (7-5, 3-2) with 16 points on the opening stanza. Prairie Heights’ Zach 8-of-11 shooting from the Angola coach John Shepard drew the assignSWEETS floor, four rebounds, three Berger said his team was ment on Davis for much of assists, two blocked shots more patient on offense and the game. peskier on the defensive end and two steals. Freshman “I’m proud of our team in snapping a losing streak at Kayla Stroop added 11 defensive effort,” Eltzroth 1. _____________ 6. _____________ 11. ____________ 16. ____________ points and four rebounds. five games. said. “Angola is going to Lexus Lyon had nine “We played a smarter fight you for 32 minutes no 2. _____________ 7. _____________ 12. ____________ 17. ____________ game,” he said. “We needed points, eight rebounds and matter what the score is.” 3. _____________ 8. _____________ 13. ____________ 18. ____________ two steals off the bench for The Panthers held Angola more ball pressure and Fremont. Miranda White had needed to be more aggresto only 38 percent from the 4. _____________ 9. _____________ 14. ____________ 19. ____________ eight points, nine rebounds floor (13-34) while shooting sive. We had to run our 5. _____________ 10. ____________ 15. ____________ 20. ____________ and two blocks. Melissa offense and not settle for 45 percent themselves Beer chipped in with eight threes. We just had to slow (18-40). Heights also 1. (TIE BREAKER) _____________ down and find the open girl. points, eight boards, three outrebounded the Hornets 2. (TIE BREAKER) _____________ steals and three assists. After halftime, we ran our 32-18. Montana Martin had 10 offense a little bit more and Kohart led AHS (3-5, 3. (TIE BREAKER) _____________ points and five rebounds for 1-2) with 10 points. Nofziger made the extra pass.” NAME _____________________________________________________________ Churubusco (5-8, 2-4). Grubb also had four and Aaron Lloyd each had

ANGOLA — With a little over six weeks before its first game of the season, Trine University’s men’s lacrosse team has a new coach. The Angola school announced on Friday that Karl Zimmerman was named the head men’s lacrosse coach for the Thunder effective immediately. Zimmerman will replace Vinnie Lang, who led Trine to a 32-25 record over the past four seasons. Lang will stay aboard as an assistant coach for the Thunder men, according to the staff directory on Trine’s athletic web site, trinethunder.com. Zimmerman takes over the helm of the Thunder program after spending two seasons at the University of Detroit, where he most recently served as the team’s offensive coordinator. The Titans set program records in points, points per game, goals, assists, assists per game and faceoff win percentage during Zimmerman’s tenure. He becomes the fourth head coach in the history of Trine’s men’s lacrosse program. The Thunder finished last season 8-8 overall and third in the

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association at 4-2. They open the regular season on Feb. 22 at John Carroll (Ohio) with opening faceoff set for 2 p.m. “The addition of Karl Zimmerman as our head men’s lacrosse coach is a tremendous boost to an already solid program,” said Trine athletic director Matt Land. “Zimmerman’s resume and success at every stop make him a valuable leader for our program. His commitment to excellence on the field and in the classroom will serve the program well moving forward.” Zimmerman coached two players who earned SecondTeam All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference honors and another two players who earned MAAC All-Rookie honors. In addition to Second-Team All-MAAC honors, midfielder Mike Birney also earned Most Outstanding Player at the MAAC Championship under Zimmerman’s guidance. “The primary goal for the Trine men’s lacrosse program is to develop student-athletes of character and integrity who will pursue excellence in the classroom and on the lacrosse field as

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Middle School Basketball Angola splits with St. Charles FORT WAYNE — Angola Middle School’s eighth-grade girls basketball won one of two games with St. Charles last Saturday. The Yellowjackets won game two 33-23 after losing the opener 23-13.

In game two, Angola never trailed. Its press generated much of its offense. Ali Cranston led the Yellowjackets with eight points and eight rebounds. Kaitlyn Ditmars also had eight points. Angola also had six points and six steals from Regan Peppler, four points from Sarah Brandt and two each from Shelbe Clester and Paige Julian. In game one, AMS led 10-0 at the start of the game, but attempted to fight back. An Emily Weiss three-pointer drew the Yellowjackets within six at 19-13. But they could get no closer. Brandt had six points for Angola and Julian and Cranston scored two each. Julian also grabbed seven rebounds.

Youth Basketball Free-throw contest set ANGOLA — The local council No. 7053 contest for the 2014 Knights of Columbus Free-Throw Council Championship will be on Sunday at Trine University’s Hershey Hall for boys and girls ages 10-14 as of Jan. 1. Registration starts at noon with competition starting at 1 p.m. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For more information, call Dave Sarrazin at 833-3934 or 243-6675.

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Boys Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 1 0 8 3 New Haven 1 0 5 2 Norwell 1 0 5 3 Columbia City 1 0 5 5 Carroll 0 1 7 3 Bellmont 0 1 4 4 DeKalb 0 1 3 8 East Noble 0 1 0 8 Tuesday’s Game New Haven at Fort Wayne Snider, ppd. Saturday’s Games Bellmont at Columbia City Carroll at Norwell East Noble at Homestead New Haven at DeKalb Wednesday’s Game Norwell at FW Wayne Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L West Noble 4 0 8 0 Westview 3 0 4 2 Prairie Heights 4 1 7 2 Fairfield 2 1 4 3 Angola 1 2 3 5 Fremont 1 2 1 7 Eastside 1 2 4 4 Hamilton 1 2 4 4 Lakeland 1 4 2 5 Churubusco 1 2 1 8 Central Noble 0 3 1 8 Friday’s Games Prairie Heights 50, Angola 38 Churubusco 43, Fremont 40 Hamilton at Westview, ppd. West Noble 72, Lakeland 55 Saturday’s Games Eastside at Fairfield Fremont at Reading (Mich.) Tuesday’s Games NECC Tournament — 1st round Central Noble at Eastside Hamilton at Fremont Lakeland at Fairfield Wednesday’s Games NECC Tournament — Quarterfinals Hamilton-Fremont winner at Central Noble-Eastside winner West Noble at Angola Westview at Lakeland-Fairfield winner Prairie Heights at Churubusco Thursday’s Games NECC Tournament Consolation games TBA Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 2 0 6 1 Bluffton 2 0 4 4 Leo 1 1 5 3 Adams Central 1 1 3 4 Woodlan 1 1 3 4 Heritage 1 1 2 4 South Adams 0 2 2 7 Southern Wells 0 2 1 5 Wednesday’s Game Eastbrook at Heritage, ppd. Saturday’s Games Garrett at Adams Central South Adams at Leo Southern Wells at Heritage Woodlan at Bluffton Tuesday’s Games ACAC Tournament — 1st round Heritage at Bluffton Leo at Woodlan Southern Wells at Adams Central South Adams at Garrett Thursday’s Games ACAC Tournament — Semifinals at F.W. Memorial Coliseum Heritage-Bluffton winner vs. Leo-Woodlan winner SW-AC winner vs. South Adams-Garrett winner Saturday, Jan. 18 ACAC Tournament Championship game at F.W. Memorial Coliseum between semifinal winners

Boys Basketball Area Leaders SCORING Name, Team Justin McCoy, Garrett Jacob Heller, Prairie Heights Drew Schermerhorn, W. Noble Casey Rote, Hamilton Phil Miller, West Noble Cole Hartman, DeKalb P.J. Dean, Eastside Chandler Mynhier, Lakeland Aaron Kelley, Hamilton Addison Stephens, Hamilton Cody Bachelor, Prairie Heights Brandon Nichols, East Noble Brock Noe, Central Noble Brandon Evans, West Noble Jared Gerke, Lakewood Park Houston Pattee, East Noble Kyler west, Prairie Heights Kordell Kessler, Garrett Hunter Yoder, Lakewood Park Kadis Renier, Eastside

PPG 25.7 22.4 18.6 17.8 17.0 16.9 15.4 13.8 13.3 12.8 12.9 12.0 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.8

REBOUNDS Name, Team RPG Casey Rote, Hamilton 10.0 Justin McCoy, Garrett 8.6 Hunter Yoder, Lakewood Park 6.8 Colton Rose, Hamilton 6.7 Jacob Heller, Prairie Heights 6.6 Addison Stephens, Hamilton 6.6 Jared Gerke, Lakewood Park 6.2 Houston Pattee, East Noble 5.9 Phil Miller, West Noble 5.8 Kyler Warble, West Noble 5.7 Karsten Cooper, Garrett 5.3 Zack Robinson, Central Noble 5.1 Chandler Mynhier, Lakeland 5.0 ASSISTS Name, Team APG Jacob Heller, Prairie Heights 4.9 Daine Johnson, Hamilton 3.3 Hunter Yoder, Lakewood Park 3.2 Karsten Cooper, Garrett 2.9 Jared Gerke, Lakewood Park 2.6 Aaron Kelley, Hamilton 2.4 Justin McCoy, Garrett 2.4 Phil Miller, West Noble 2.4 Jared Estep, Garrett 2.3 Brandon Moser, West Noble 2.3 Kyler West, Prairie Heights 2.3 Nathan Wible, East Noble 2.3 Dahlton Daub, DeKalb 2.2 Brandon Evans, West Noble 2.0 Colton Rose, Hamilton 2.0 Joel Cochard, Central Noble 2.0 Drew Schermerhorn, West Noble 2.0 STEALS Name, Team SPG Jared Gerke, Lakewood Park 3.8 Brandon Evans, West Noble 2.3 Hunter Yoder, Lakewood Park 2.2 Drew Schermerhorn, West Noble 2.0 Daine Johnson, Hamilton 2.0 Colton Rose, Hamilton 2.0 Justin McCoy, Garrett 2.0 Dustin Cunningham, Lakeland 1.8 Dahlton Daub, DeKalb 1.8 Brandon Moser, West Noble 1.7 Colton Rose, Hamilton 1.7 Karsten Cooper, Garrett 1.6 BLOCKS Name, Team BPG Phil Miller, West Noble 2.6 Matt Singleton, Garrett 1.4 Casey Rote, Hamilton 1.3 Drew Schermerhorn, West Noble 1.1 Waylon Richardson, West Noble 1.0 Colton Rose, Hamilton 1.0 Hunter Yoder, Lakewood Park 1.0 FIELD GOAL SHOOTING (2 made FG/game) Name, Team FG-FGA Pct. Schermerhorn, W. Noble 39-69 57 Heller, Prairie Heights 53-95 56 Richardson, West Noble 19-34 56 Robinson, Central Noble 31-58 53 Evans, West Noble 27-51 53 Miller, West Noble 26-49 53 Cooper, Garrett 23-43 53 McCoy, Central Noble 22-43 51 Yoder, Lakewood Park 17-34 50 Bachelor, Prairie Heights 33-68 49 Moore, DeKalb 21-44 48 Gardner, Lakewood Park 14-29 48 Johnson, Lakewood Park 10-21 48 Betts, Lakeland 17-36 47 B. Gerke, Lakewood Park 14-30 47 Nichols, East Noble 30-65 46 Hartman, DeKalb 61-136 45 Stephens, Hamilton 36-80 45 Oakley, Lakeland 17-38 45 Singleton, Garrett 19-43 44 FREE THROW SHOOTING (1 made FT/game) Name, Team FT-FTA Pct. Hartman, DeKalb 40-43 93 Gardner, Lakewood Park 10-11 91 Richardson, West Noble 18-20 90

Moser, West Noble 8-9 Schermerhorn, W. Noble 42-50 Evans, West Noble 14-17 Betts, Lakeland 9-11 Smith, Central Noble 9-11 Bachelor, Prairie Heights 23-29 Sharp, EN 15-19 Singleton, Garrett 14-18 Mynhier, Lakeland 24-31 Chrisman, DeKalb 13-17 Daub, DeKalb 31-41 Williams, EN 12-16 Shepard, Prairie Heights 12-16 Olivares, Lakeland 9-12 Donaldson, Lakewood Park 6-8 Andrews, Central Noble 14-19 Miller, West Noble 24-33 Three-Point Shooting (1 made 3PT/game) Name, Team 3PTM-3PTA Miller, West Noble 9-12 Schermerhorn, W. Noble10-19 Heller, Prairie Heights 16-31 Nichols, East Noble 30-63 Kelley, Hamilton 13-27 Betts, Lakeland 12-27 Bachelor, Prairie Heights 14-33 Yoder, Lakewood Park 5-12 Noe, Central Noble 14-39 Evans, West Noble 11-30 McCoy, Garrett 15-46 Kessler, Garrett 12-37 Thompson, East Noble 8-25 Mann, Lakewood Park 7-26 Donaldson, Lakewood P. 6-24

89 84 82 82 82 79 79 78 77 77 76 75 75 75 75 74 73

Pct. 75 53 52 48 48 44 42 42 36 37 33 33 32 27 25

Boys Prep Basketball Scores Argos 64, Bethany Christian 39 Bloomington North 72, Bloomington South 66 Borden 48, New Washington 32 Caston 48, W. Central 30 Charlestown 49, Seymour 44 Churubusco 43, Fremont 40 Clarksville 41, Providence 32 Columbus East 67, Franklin Co. 49 Columbus North 83, Lawrence Central 75 Concord 58, Goshen 37 Corydon 65, Floyd Central 34 E. Central 58, Rushville 50 Eastern Hancock 69, Muncie Burris 39 Elkhart Memorial 60, Plymouth 46 Ev. Bosse 77, Ev. Central 60 Ev. Harrison 64, Ev. North 56 Ev. Mater Dei 60, Washington 40 Ev. Memorial 61, Castle 57 Fishers 63, Westfield 51 Frankfort 69, Lebanon 59 Ft. Wayne Concordia 68, Ft. Wayne South 51 Ft. Wayne Luers 70, Ft. Wayne Dwenger 69 Ft. Wayne North 75, Ft. Wayne Wayne 52 Ft. Wayne Snider 67, Ft. Wayne Northrop 40 Greensburg 69, Shelbyville 43 Guerin Catholic 55, Indpls Chatard 35 Hamilton Southeastern 91, Lafayette Harrison 57 Heritage Hills 50, Gibson Southern 34 Indpls Park Tudor 91, Heritage Christian 56 Indpls Ritter 73, Monrovia 69 Indpls Roncalli 83, Beech Grove 52 Jasper 63, Vincennes 60, OT Lafayette Catholic 47, Delphi 23 Lake Central 65, LaPorte 46 Lanesville 75, S. Central (Harrison) 55 LaVille 63, Bremen 44 Madison 76, Scottsburg 54 Manchester 70, N. Miami 39 Michigan City Marquette 67, Hammond Noll 61, OT Mishawaka Marian 62, S. Bend Riley 56 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 60, Greenfield 32 N. Daviess 49, Loogootee 45 N. Decatur 59, Hauser 57 New Albany 67, Jeffersonville 56 New Palestine 56, Delta 50 Northridge 58, Warsaw 56 NorthWood 52, Wawasee 44 Oldenburg 45, Madison Shawe 32 Orleans 67, Salem 40 Paoli 57, Mitchell 50 Penn 86, S. Bend St. Joseph’s 72 Pike Central 52, Wood Memorial 39 Prairie Hts. 50, Angola 38 Princeton 75, Boonville 55 Rochester 60, Whitko 38 S. Bend Adams 78, Elkhart Central 62 S. Bend Washington 81, S. Bend Clay 68 S. Knox 52, Dubois 50 Seeger 63, Fountain Central 55 Speedway 66, Decatur Central 61 Tecumseh 54, Southridge 50 Twin Lakes 49, Tri-County 39 Valparaiso 46, Portage 25 Vincennes Rivet 44, N. Knox 42 W. Noble 72, Lakeland 55 Wapahani 51, New Castle 46 Washington Catholic 62, Shoals 45 Zionsville 44, Lafayette Jeff 38

Girls Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 4 0 11 1 East Noble 3 1 10 4 DeKalb 3 0 9 3 Norwell 2 2 9 3 Columbia City 1 2 9 5 New Haven 1 2 6 7 Carroll 0 4 3 11 Bellmont 0 3 0 13 Wednesday’s Game Angola at East Noble, ppd. Friday’s Games Homestead 76, East Noble 33 Norwell 53, Carroll 50 Saturday’s Games Carmel at Homestead New Haven at DeKalb Tuesday’s Games DeKalb at Northridge Homestead at Snider Wawasee at Columbia City Wednesday, Jan. 15 Warsaw at Carroll Thursday, Jan. 16 FW North Side at Bellmont Whitko at Norwell Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Westview 6 0 10 2 Fairfield 5 0 7 2 West Noble 6 2 8 5 Angola 5 2 5 7 Fremont 3 2 7 5 Prairie Heights 3 5 6 7 Lakeland 3 5 5 9 Churubusco 2 4 5 8 Central Noble 1 5 3 7 Hamilton 0 4 2 5 Eastside 0 5 2 9 Wednesday, Jan. 8 Angola at East Noble, ppd. Friday, Jan. 10 Angola 60, Prairie Heights 46 Fremont 57, Churubusco 28 Fairfield at Eastside, ppd. West Noble 56, Lakeland 40 Hamilton at Westview, ppd. Saturday, Jan. 11 Hamilton at Churubusco Tuesday’s Games NECC Tournament — 1st round Central Noble at Eastside Hamilton at Fremont Lakeland at Fairfield Wednesday’s Games NECC Tournament — Quarterfinals Hamilton-Fremont winner vs. Central Noble-Eastside winner at Central Noble-Eastside boys winner West Noble at Angola Westview vs. Lakeland-Fairfield winner at Lakeland-Fairfield boys winner Prairie Heights at Churubusco Thursday’s Games NECC Tournament Consolation games TBA Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 5 0 13 0 Leo 3 1 10 1 Heritage 4 1 10 3 Woodlan 2 2 7 3 Southern Wells 2 2 6 5 South Adams 1 3 10 3 Bluffton 1 4 3 9 Adams Central 0 5 3 9 Friday’s Games Garrett 47, Bluffton 24 Heritage 41, Adams Central 38 Leo at Woodlan, ppd. South Adams at Southern Wells, ppd. Tuesday’s Games ACAC Tournament — 1st round Heritage at Bluffton Leo at Woodlan Southern Wells at Adams Central South Adams at Garrett

Wednesday’s Games ACAC Tournament — Semifinals at F.W. Memorial Coliseum Heritage-Bluffton winner vs. Leo-Woodlan winner SW-AC winner vs. South Adams-Garrett winner Saturday, Jan. 18 ACAC Tournament Championship game at F.W. Memorial Coliseum between semifinal winners

Martinsville 57, Decatur Central 54 Merrillville 70, Chesterton 43 Mishawaka Marian 68, S. Bend Riley 21 Mooresville 44, Franklin 25 Norwell 53, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 50 Oldenburg 42, Madison Shawe 14 Providence 51, Clarksville 25 W. Central 36, Caston 33, OT W. Noble 56, Lakeland 40 Washington Twp. 38, LaCrosse 25

Girls Basketball Area Leaders

NFL Playoffs

SCORING Name, Team PPG Brandi Dawson, Garrett 23.2 Kelsie Peterson, West Noble 20.2 Shae Rhonehouse, Fremont 18.4 Shawna Carbone, Prairie Heights 17.5 Grace Hales, Westview 16.2 Baylee Rinehart, DeKalb 15.8 Maddy Minehart, Eastside 15.6 Tiffany Simcox, West Noble 14.4 Tressa Terry, Prairie Heights 14.3 Claire Grubb, Angola 13.6 Abi Thompson, Lakeland 13.5 Hayley Martin, DeKalb 12.3 Maria McCoy, Westview 12.1 Kaitlin Wisel, Garrett 11.7 Brooke Yoder, Westview 11.6 Miranda White, Fremont 11.0 Kavan Edwards, East Noble 10.7 Khrystyna Thompson, Lake. Park 10.5 Kourtney Edwards, East Noble 10.0 Kerri Schrock, East Noble 9.2 Skylar Ostrowski, DeKalb 9.0 Ashtin Kaminer, Lakeland 8.3 Rachel Ehmke, DeKalb 8.2 Taylor Smith, Garrett 8.0

Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44 New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24 Sunday, Jan. 5 San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 New Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m. (FOX) Indianpolis at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 12 San Francisco at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) San Diego at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26 At Honolulu TBD, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2 At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

Rebounds Name, Team RPG Shawna Carbone, Prairie Heights 13.3 Brandi Dawson, Garrett 12.9 Hayley Martin, DeKalb 12.3 Maddy Minehart, Eastside 11.6 Maria McCoy, Westview 10.3 Shae Rhonehouse, Fremont 9.8 Miranda White, Fremont 9.5 Haley Kleeberg, Prairie Heights 7.9 Kourtney Edwards, East Noble 7.5 Leah Ward, Eastside 7.5 Kaylie Warble, West Noble 7.1 Kendall Kelley, DeKalb 7.0 Emma Dusseau, Lakeland 6.7 Grace Hales, Westview 6.6 Abi Thompson, Lakeland 6.6 Kavan Edwards, East Noble 6.4 Kristen Duff, Westview 6.2 Kenzie Cox, West Noble 5.8 Taylor Smith, Garrett 5.8 Tiffany Simcox, West Noble 5.4 Rachel Ehmke, DeKalb 5.2 Baylee Rinehart, DeKalb 5.1 Assists Name, Team Kerri Schrock, East Noble Sydney Byrkett, Westview Grace Hales, Westview Shae Rhonehouse, Fremont Riley Hochstetler, Westview Tressa Terry, Prairie Heights Kelsie Peterson, West Noble Kaitlin Wisel, Garrett Brandi Dawson, Garrett Baylee Rinehart, DeKalb Abby Buchs, Angola Brooke Leins, DeKalb Claire Grubb, Angola Miranda White, Fremont Ashtin Kaminer, Lakeland Hayley Martin, DeKalb

APG 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0

Steals Name, Team SPG Kelsie Peterson, West Noble 5.8 Hannah Priskorn, Lakewood Park 3.9 Abi Thompson, Lakeland 3.0 Shawna Carbone, Prairie Heights 2.8 Brandi Dawson, Garrett 2.7 Kerri Schrock, East Noble 2.7 Emma Dusseau, Lakewood Park 2.6 Jessica Mafera, Lakewood Park 2.6 Rebecca Levitz, Lakeland 2.5 Shae Rhonehouse, Fremont 2.5 Shawna Young, West Noble 2.5 Natalie Mafera, Lakewood Park 2.3 Grace Hales, Westview 2.2 Claire Grubb, Angola 2.1 Becca Schermerhorn, West Noble 2.1 Emily Somers, Garrett 2.1 Riley Hochstetler, Westview 2.0 Tressa Terry, Prairie Heights 2.0 Blocks Name, Team BPG Maddy Minehart, Eastside 3.5 Grace Hales, Westview 2.4 Maria McCoy, Westview 2.0 Miranda White, Fremont 1.8 Brandi Dawson, Garrett 1.7 Haley Kleeberg, Prairie Heights 1.3 Cierra Helmke, Fremont 1.0 Kaylie Warble, West Noble 1.0 Field-Goal Shooting (2 made FGs/game) Name, Team FG-FGA Pct. Smith, Garrett 40-61 66 Ostrowski, DeKalb 45-74 60 Duff, Westview 38-71 54 Ko. Edwards, East Noble 49-92 53 Van Gessel, Central Noble 17-32 53 Martin, DeKalb 33-63 52 Dawson, Garrett 108-211 51 Minehart, Eastside 62-123 50 Ka. Edwards, East Noble 56-112 50 White, Fremont 51-102 50 Fisher, West Noble 28-56 50 Beer, Fremont 34-69 49 Rhonehouse, Fremont 73-152 48 Hales, Westview 70-149 47 Simcox, Central Noble 58-127 46 Wilson, East Noble 29-63 46 Carbone, Prairie Heights 76-171 44 Terry, Prairie Heights 44-100 44 Sowle, Lakewood Park 33-75 44 Yoder, Westview 53-123 43 Grubb, Angola 52-121 43 McCoy, Westview 49-113 43 Free throw shooting (1 made FT/game) Name, Team ft-fta Pct. Thompson, Lakewood Park 15-18 83 Forker, Central Noble 10-12 83 Hales, Westview 46-56 82 Van Gessel, Central Noble 10-13 77 Wolfe, East Noble 13-17 76 Thompson, Lakeland 73-99 74 Terry, Prairie Heights 26-35 74 Allen, East Noble 23-31 74 Peterson, West Noble 70-96 73 Mccoy, Westview 47-65 72 Young, West Noble 18-25 72 Wilson, East Noble 30-42 71 Wisel, Garrett 28-40 70 Rhonehouse, Fremont 55-81 68 Dawson, Garrett 51-75 68 Schrock, East Noble 48-71 68 Ward, Eastside 17-25 68 Buchs, Angola 20-30 67 Kaminer, Lakeland 26-40 65 Stroop, Fremont 11-17 65 Three-point shooting (1 made 3PT/game) Name, Team 3PTM-3PTA Yoder, Westview 26-60 Wisel, Garrett 22-60 Lopshire, Angola 14-40 Buchs, Angola 18-53 Thompson, Lakewood Park 26-81 Ehmke, DeKalb 27-83 Grubb, Angola 16-50 Terry, Prairie Heights 15-47 Rinehart, DeKalb 28-92 Peterson, West Noble 20-75

Pct 43 37 35 34 32 32 32 32 30 27

Girls Prep Basketball Scores Angola 60, Prairie Hts. 46 Carroll (Flora) 68, Clinton Central 56 Connersville 44, Greenfield 43 Crown Point 64, Michigan City 50 Eastern Hancock 57, N. Decatur 45 Fremont 57, Churubusco 28 Ft. Wayne Concordia 64, Ft. Wayne South 60, 2OT Ft. Wayne Luers 73, Ft. Wayne Dwenger 54 Ft. Wayne Snider 55, Ft. Wayne Northrop 51 Ft. Wayne Wayne 68, Ft. Wayne North 34 Garrett 47, Bluffton 24 Glenn 54, Triton 40 Greensburg 54, Franklin Co. 32 Greenwood 55, Whiteland 37 Hamilton Southeastern 56, Warren Central 41 Heritage 41, Adams Central 38 Highland 59, Hobart 55 Homestead 76, E. Noble 33 Indian Creek 65, Edinburgh 42 Indpls Cathedral 47, Lawrence Central 37 Indpls Roncalli 90, Beech Grove 34 LaPorte 61, Lake Central 57 Lawrence North 59, Bedford N. Lawrence 49 Lebanon 69, Frankfort 48 Lowell 54, Andrean 49

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2013 NFL All-Pro Team Voting NEW YORK (AP) — Results of The Associated Press 2013 NFL All-Pro balloting selected by a national panel of 50 media members: OFFENSE Quarterback Peyton Manning, Denver, 50. x-Running Backs LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia, 48; Jamaal Charles, Kansas City, 47; Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, 1; Eddie Lacy, Green Bay, 1. y-Fullback Mike Tolbert, Carolina, 31; Marcel Reece, Oakland, 8; Anthony Sherman, Kansas City, 5; Bruce Miller, San Francisco, 4; John Kuhn, Green Bay, 1. Tight End Jimmy Graham, New Orleans, 49; Vernon Davis, San Francisco, 1. Wide Receivers Calvin Johnson, Detroit, 42; Josh Gordon, Cleveland, 28; A.J. Green, Cincinnati, 12; Demaryius Thomas, Denver, 6; Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh, 6; Brandon Marshall, Chicago, 5; Alshon Jeffery, Chicago, 1. Tackles Joe Thomas, Cleveland, 28; Jason Peters, Philadelphia, 25; Joe Staley, San Francisco, 16; Tyron Smith, Dallas, 14; Zach Strief, New Orleans, 4; Orlando Franklin, Denver, 3; Jordan Gross, Carolina, 2; Gosder Cherilus, Indianapolis, 1; Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati, 1; Jermaine Bushrod, Chicago, 1; Demar Dotson, Tampa Bay, 1; Trent Williams, Washington, 1; Branden Albert, Kansas City, 1; Jake Long, St. Louis, 1; Phil Loadholt, Minnesota, 1. Guards Louis Vasquez, Denver, 22; Evan Mathis, Philadelphia, 18; Jahri Evans, New Orleans, 14; Josh Sitton, Green Bay, 13; Mike Iupati, San Francisco, 12; Logan Mankins, New England, 12; Larry Warford, Detroit, 3; Marshal Yanda, Baltimore, 3; Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati, 1; Andy Levitre, Tennessee, 1. Center Ryan Kalil, Carolina, 26; Alex Mack, Cleveland, 9; Jason Kelce, Philadelphia, 4; Max Unger, Seattle, 4; Manny Ramirez, Denver, 2; John Sullivan, Minnesota, 2; Mike Pouncey, Miami, 1; Dominic Raiola, Detroit, 1; Nick Hardwick, San Diego, 1. Placekicker Justin Tucker, Baltimore, 38; Matt Prater, Denver, 7; Stephen Gostkowski, New England, 3; Steven Hauschka, Seattle, 1; Phil Dawson, San Francisco, 1. Kick Returner Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota, 36; Dexter McCluster, Kansas City, 8; Dwayne Harris, Dallas, 2; Devin Hester, Chicago, 2; Trindon Holliday, Denver, 1; Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh, 1. DEFENSE Ends Robert Quinn, St. Louis, 46; J.J. Watt, Houston, 28; Greg Hardy, Carolina, 14; Mario Williams, Buffalo, 5; Muhammad Wilkerson, New York Jets, 1; Cameron Jordan, New Orleans, 1; Carlos Dunlap, Cincinnati, 1; Charles Johnson, Carolina, 1; Kyle Williams, Buffalo, 1; Chandler Jones, New England, 1. Tackles Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay, 28; Ndamukong Suh, Detroit, 19; Dontari Poe, Kansas City, 13; Justin Smith, San Francisco, 8; Jurrell Casey, Tennessee, 8; Muhammad Wilkerson, New York Jets, 8; Kyle Williams, Buffalo, 6; J.J. Watt, Houston, 3; Jason Hatcher, Dallas, 3; Sheldon Richardson, New York Jets, 2; Brandon Mebane, Seattle, 1; Marcell Dareus, Buffalo, 1. Outside Linebackers Robert Mathis, Indianapolis, 49; Lavonte David, Tampa Bay, 22; Tamba Hali, Kansas City, 10; Ahmad Brooks, San Francisco, 5; Vontaze Burfict, Cincinnati, 4; Justin Houston, Kansas City, 4; Terrell Suggs, Baltimore, 3; John Abraham, Arizona, 2; Thomas Davis, Carolina, 1. Inside Linebacker Luke Kuechly, Carolina, 45; NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco, 39; Vontaze Burfict, Cincinnati, 7; Karlos Dansby, Arizona, 4; Patrick Willis, San Francisco, 2; Derrick Johnson, Kansas City, 2; Thomas Davis, Carolina, 1. Cornerbacks Richard Sherman, Seattle, 48; Patrick Peterson, Arizona, 28; Aqib Talib, New England, 8; Alterraun Verner, Tennessee, 6; Joe Haden, Cleveland, 6; Brent Grimes, Miami, 4. Safeties Earl Thomas, Seattle, 47; Eric Berry, Kansas City, 32; Eric Weddle, San Diego, 10; Jairus Byrd, Buffalo, 2; T.J. Ward, Cleveland, 2; Devin McCourty, New England, 2; Antrel Rolle, New York Giants, 2; Kam Chancellor, Seattle, 2; Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona, 1. Punter Johnny Hekker, St. Louis, 23; Brandon Fields, Miami, 20; Shane Lechler, Houston, 3; Jon Ryan, Seattle, 2; Brian Anger, Jacksonville, 1; Andy Lee, San Francisco, 1.

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 17 17 .500 Brooklyn 14 21 .400 New York 13 22 .371 Boston 13 23 .361 Philadelphia 12 24 .333 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 27 9 .750 Atlanta 20 17 .541 Washington 16 18 .471 Charlotte 15 22 .405 Orlando 10 25 .286 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 29 7 .806 Chicago 15 18 .455 Detroit 15 22 .405 Cleveland 12 23 .343 Milwaukee 7 27 .206 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 28 8 .778 Houston 23 14 .622 Dallas 21 16 .568 Memphis 16 19 .457 New Orleans 15 20 .429 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 27 9 .750 Oklahoma City 27 9 .750 Denver 18 17 .514

GB — 3½ 4½ 5 6 GB — 7½ 10 12½ 16½ GB — 12½ 14½ 16½ 21 GB — 5½ 7½ 11½ 12½ GB — — 8½

Minnesota 18 18 .500 9 Utah 12 25 .324 15½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 25 13 .658 — Golden State 24 14 .632 1 Phoenix 21 14 .600 2½ L.A. Lakers 14 22 .389 10 Sacramento 11 22 .333 11½ Thursday’s Games New York 102, Miami 92 Denver 101, Oklahoma City 88 Friday’s Games Indiana 93, Washington 66 Detroit 114, Philadelphia 104 Atlanta 83, Houston 80 Minnesota 119, Charlotte 92 Memphis 104, Phoenix 99 Dallas 107, New Orleans 90 Brooklyn 104, Miami 95,2OT Chicago 81, Milwaukee 72 Cleveland 113, Utah 102 Orlando at Sacramento, late Boston at Golden State, late L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, late Saturday’s Games Houston at Washington, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 7 p.m. New York at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m. Boston at Portland, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Cleveland at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Memphis, 6 p.m. Minnesota at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Boston 44 28 14 2 58 128 98 Tampa Bay 44 26 14 4 56 126 106 Montreal 45 25 15 5 55 115 106 Detroit 44 19 1510 48 115 125 Toronto 46 21 20 5 47 125 141 Ottawa 45 19 18 8 46 129 145 Florida 44 17 21 6 40 104 137 Buffalo 43 12 26 5 29 75 120 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 45 32 12 1 65 147 107 Philadelphia 44 23 17 4 50 117 119 Washington 44 22 16 6 50 135 133 N.Y. Rangers46 23 20 3 49 114 123 Carolina 45 19 17 9 47 111 128 New Jersey 45 18 18 9 45 104 113 Columbus 44 20 20 4 44 120 126 N.Y. Islanders4516 22 7 39 124 149 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA St. Louis 43 31 7 5 67 160 97 Chicago 46 29 8 9 67 169 127 Colorado 43 27 12 4 58 127 111 Minnesota 46 24 17 5 53 112 115 Dallas 44 20 17 7 47 125 135 Nashville 45 19 20 6 44 108 135 Winnipeg 46 19 22 5 43 125 139 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Anaheim 46 33 8 5 71 155 116 San Jose 45 28 11 6 62 148 115 Los Angeles 45 27 13 5 59 118 93 Vancouver 45 23 13 9 55 121 113 Phoenix 43 21 13 9 51 130 131 Calgary 44 15 23 6 36 100 142 Edmonton 46 14 27 5 33 119 161 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games Florida 2, Buffalo 1, SO New Jersey 1, Dallas 0 Carolina 6, Toronto 1 Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3 Anaheim 4, Nashville 3 St. Louis 5, Calgary 0 Minnesota 4, Phoenix 1 Los Angeles 4, Boston 2 San Jose 4, Detroit 1 Friday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 3, Dallas 2 Washington 3, Toronto 2 Columbus 3, Carolina 0 N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, late Pittsburgh at Edmonton, late St. Louis at Vancouver, late Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Chicago at Montreal, 7 p.m. Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Nashville, 7 p.m. Columbus at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Anaheim at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Calgary, 10 p.m. Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Boston at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Buffalo at Washington, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Dallas, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Chicago, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 7 p.m. Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Big Ten Standings Conf. AllGames W L W L Wisconsin 3 0 16 0 Michigan St. 3 0 14 1 Michigan 3 0 11 4 Ohio St. 2 1 15 1 Illinois 2 1 13 3 Iowa 2 1 13 3 Minnesota 2 1 13 3 Indiana 0 2 10 5 Purdue 0 2 10 5 Penn St. 0 3 9 7 Nebraska 0 3 8 7 Northwestern 0 3 7 9 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 68, Penn St. 65 Wisconsin 95, Illinois 70 Thursday’s Games Iowa 93, Northwestern 67 Michigan 71, Nebraska 70 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games Indiana at Penn St., Noon Minnesota at Michigan St., 2:15 p.m. Sunday’s Games Nebraska at Purdue, Noon Iowa at Ohio St., 1:30 p.m. Illinois at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m.

Mid-American Conference Standings East Conf. AllGames W L W L Ohio 1 0 11 3 Akron 1 0 9 5 Buffalo 1 0 7 4 Miami (Ohio) 1 0 5 7 Kent St. 0 1 9 5 Bowling Green 0 1 6 8 West E. Michigan 1 0 9 5 W. Michigan 1 0 8 5 Toledo 0 1 12 2 Cent. Michigan 0 1 7 6 N. Illinois 0 1 6 7 Ball St. 0 1 3 9 Saturday’s Games E. Michigan at Buffalo, 2 p.m. W. Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 3 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Toledo, 6 p.m. Ball St. at Kent St., 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games N. Illinois at Bowling Green, 4:30 p.m. Akron at Ohio, 6 p.m.

Summit League Standings Conf. AllGames W L W L 1 0 13 5 1 0 9 7 0 0 10 4 0 0 7 8 0 0 6 9 0 0 4 9 0 1 11 5 0 1 5 13

IPFW S. Dakota St Nebraska-Omaha Denver W.Illinois S. Dakota N. Dakota St IUPUI Saturday’s Games N. Dakota St. at IUPUI, 2 p.m. Denver at South Dakota, 5 p.m. S. Dakota St. at IPFW, 7 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha at W. Illinois, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games No games scheduled

Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with C Brett Hayes on a one-year contract. NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Thornton on a two-year contract. Designated OF Vernon Wells for assignment. National League NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Joel Carreno and Miguel Socolovich.

SPORTS BRIEFS • Death overshadows sixth stage of Dakar Rally SALTA, Argentina (AP) — The death of a racer overshadowed Friday’s sixth leg of the Dakar Rally, as the race claimed the life of Belgian motorcyclist Eric Palante. Palante’s body was found after he failed to finish Thursday’s fifth stage. Nani Roma of Spain kept the overall lead in cars despite finishing sixth in the stage, and fellow Spaniard Marc Coma stayed on top in bikes after taking second on the stage from Tucuman to Salta in northern Argentina. Roma, driving a Mini, has a large lead of 30 minutes, 30 seconds over Orlando Terranova of Argentina, and 40:54 ahead of 11-time winner Stephane Peterhansel. Coma leads fellow Spaniard Joan Barreda Bort by 42:17 and is an hour ahead of Alain Duclos of France. Organizers said they went out looking for the 50-year-old Palante after he failed to finish the fifth stage, which most riders completed on Thursday, and found his body along the route. The cause of death was being investigated, and officials offered few details. Police said two people following the race died on Thursday when their vehicle overturned in rough terrain in northern Argentina. The Dakar began Sunday in Rosario, Argentina, and ends Jan. 18 in Valapariso, Chile. This is the sixth straight year it has been held in South America. Saturday in a rest day.

Eastern Illinois hires Dameron as head coach CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Eastern Illinois University has hired Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator Kim Dameron as its new head football coach. EIU says Friday that Dameron will take over for Dino Babers, who became head coach at Bowling Green after leading the Panthers to the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals. Dameron has never been a head coach. He spent last season at Louisiana Tech after working as Cornell’s defensive coordinator in 2012. He’s also been a coordinator or secondary coach at schools such as Ole Miss since 1986. He was EIU’s defensive coordinator in 2000 after spending 1999 coaching at Toronto in the CFL. Louisiana Tech’s defense was ranked 69th in the country last season and gave up 408.3 yards and 26.3 points a game.

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Doctors warn of dangers in cuts to food stamp program WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors are warning that if Congress cuts food stamps, the federal government could be socked with bigger health bills. Maybe not immediately, they say, but over time if the poor wind up in doctors’ offices or hospitals as a result. Among the health risks of hunger are spiked rates of diabetes and developmental problems for young children down the road. The doctors’ lobbying effort comes as Congress is working on a compromise farm bill that’s certain to include food stamp cuts. Republicans want

heftier reductions than do Democrats in yet another partisan battle over the government’s role in helping poor Americans. Food stamps, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, feed 1 in 7 Americans and cost almost $80 billion a year, twice what it cost five years ago. Conservatives say the program spiraled out of control as the economy struggled and the costs are not sustainable. They say the neediest people will not go hungry. The health and financial risks of hunger have not

played a major role in the debate. But the medical community says cutting food aid could backfire through higher Medicaid and Medicare costs. “If you’re interested in saving health care costs, the dumbest thing you can do is cut nutrition,� said Dr. Deborah Frank of Boston Medical Center, who founded the Children’s HealthWatch pediatric research institute. “People don’t make the hunger-health connection.� A study published this week helps illustrate that link. Food banks report longer lines at the end of the

month as families exhaust their grocery budgets, and California researchers found that more poor people with a dangerous diabetes complication are hospitalized then, too. The researchers analyzed eight years of California hospital records to find cases of hypoglycemia, when blood sugar plummets, and link them to patients’ ZIP codes. Among patients from low-income neighborhoods, hospitalizations were 27 percent higher in the last week of the month compared with the first, when most states send out

government checks and food stamps, said lead researcher Dr. Hilary Seligman of the University of California, San Francisco. But hospitalizations didn’t increase among diabetics from higher-income areas, she reported Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs. Seligman couldn’t prove that running low on food was to blame. But she called it the most logical culprit and said the cost of treating hypoglycemia even without a hospitalization could provide months of food stamp benefits. “The cost trade-offs are sort of ridiculous,� Seligman

said. She is working on a project with Feeding America, a network of food banks, to try to improve health by providing extra, diabetes-appropriate foods, including fresh produce and whole-grain cereals and pastas, for diabetics at a few food banks in California, Texas and Ohio. Last year, research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts estimated that a cut of $2 billion a year in food stamps could trigger in an increase of $15 billion in medical costs for diabetes over the next decade.

Annie’s Project Purdue work helps feed the world set to start Jan. 28 Creating a transition plan to make sure a farm or ranch continues as a productive agricultural business and understanding and managing farm finances for a secure future are just some of the challenges faced by farm and ELYSIA ranch women RODGERS today. Women engage in a wide variety of jobs on farms in northeast Indiana and across the country. In DeKalb County alone, 107 women are primary farm operators according to the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Women farm owner/ operators are on the rise, with a 50 percent increase from 2002 to 2007 in DeKalb County. This is a trend occurring nationally, with more women owning farm businesses or becoming more highly involved in decisionmaking. Purdue University Cooperative Extension of DeKalb County plans to engage farm women in discussions of farm business and risk management beginning Tuesday, Jan. 28, through Annie’s Project. “The goal of Annie’s Project is to empower women to take active leadership roles in their farming operations,� said Marsha Laux, Iowa Annie’s Project state coordinator and Extension value added agriculture program coordinator with Iowa State University. “All agricultural endeavors require careful planning and the use of the proper tools and strategies to help manage risk and to help

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ensure business success.� Annie’s Project standard courses introduce women to all five areas of agricultural risk: financial, human resources, legal, production and marketing. Farm and ranch women can learn how personality types influence family and employee communication. They also can learn basic marketing techniques to improve grain and livestock profitability, how the right insurance can protect the family and the farm or ranch, how to access USDA resources, recordkeeping, and more. This course is taught over six weekly three-hour sessions. Annie’s Project, an agricultural risk management education program for women, has successfully reached more than 8,000 farmers and ranchers in 30 states. Annie’s Project, created in 2003 by Ruth Hambleton, University of Illinois Extension, curriculum is designed to empower women farmers in managing information systems used in critical decision-making processes and to build local networks. Annie’s Project will run from 6-9 p.m. at the County Office Building, 215 E. 9th St., Auburn. Those with questions or who are interested in registering should contact me at 925-2562 or eberry@purdue. edu or visit ag.purdue.edu/ counties/dekalb. The course costs $75 per person. The deadline for registration is Jan. 20. ELYSIA RODGERS is the agriculture and natural resources director for the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service in DeKalb County.

LAFAYETTE (AP) — At Chuck and Brian Shelby’s farm outside Lafayette, auto-steer combines equipped with the latest in GPS technology are used to harvest 9,200 acres of corn and soybeans. The father-son duo invested in hands-free technology to increase their farm’s efficiency and improve profitability. Self-steering takes the guesswork out of guiding huge machines, reducing row overlaps and cutting the time it takes to farm large tracts of land. “You go through the field and it drives perfectly,� Brian Shelby told the Journal & Courier as he sat in his combine on a recent fall day, keeping an eye on the controls. He estimates that auto-steer has saved thousands of dollars in fuel and labor costs. Meanwhile, half a world away in Africa, pests and invasive weeds make growing crops in the arid soil an iffy proposition. Poorly equipped sorghum farmers in Ethiopia struggle to control a parasitic weed called Striga, while producers in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Niger battle weevils that attack their cowpea cash crops. “The same people that are expected to feed society are hungry themselves,� said Gebisa Ejeta, a distinguished Purdue University professor who is from Ethiopia. The Shelby farm is a world apart from Ethiopia or Burkina Faso — in distance and technology. But Purdue researchers are trying to change that by

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employing the latest in crop research and technology in the developing world. Ejeta and colleagues engaged in disciplines across Purdue are hoping to accelerate developments in agriculture technology, envisioning a time when high-tech practices, such as the ones the Shelbys employ, will one day help struggling producers in developing countries combat chronic hunger. “The contrast around the world is such that we’ve got huge equipment that we operate here that is sophisticated ‌ and then the world where I come from, where people still farm with their hands and a hoe and there isn’t any mechanical advantage,â€? said Ejeta, who won a

his family’s 9,200 acres near Romney, saving thousands of dollars in fuel and labor costs.

World Food Prize for his work controlling Striga. “Someday the aspiration we all have is these things would be scalable from the smallest level to the highest level. The reality is we’re too far apart at the moment.� Feeding the world is a challenge Purdue is tackling head-on. In September the West Lafayette research institution announced a $20 million investment into plant sciences research with hopes of advancing work in areas such as molecular agriculture and automated field phenotyping. “The challenge is huge,� Ejeta said. “There really isn’t any alternative way of overcoming this problem we have other

than advancing science and technology and innovation in the practice of agriculture and farming.� America’s farmers are entering a new era in precision agriculture. Yield predictions are more accurate. GPS technology is better than ever at performing soil analysis and field planning. Researchers are experimenting with drones and robots to capture high-resolution images and other data about farms — even to perform tasks autonomously. Technological advances being tested in Purdue laboratories and in Indiana research fields are paving the way for better techniques that can be used on farms near and far.

Farmer comes to aid of stranded motorists KOUTS (AP) — Crown Point residents Rigo and Claudia Garcia sat stranded Sunday night along a rural stretch of Ind. 8 just outside of Kouts, watching a snow drift climb higher along their SUV, when

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they spotted lights in the distance. As the lights slowly neared over the next 45 minutes, the couple was surprised to see a large tractor digging its way through the snow toward them and other vehicles scattered across the road and in nearby ditches. The tractor’s driver, who reached the stranded motorists during the county’s state of emergency when other emergency officials could not, turned out to be nearby farmer and business owner Chris Birky. “I called my wife and said, ‘You better start cleaning. We are going to have people over,’� Birky told The Times. After helping each of the occupied vehicles to his driveway through a path he had cleared in the highway,

the Birky family welcomed the strangers into their home, where they remained Monday afternoon while waiting for highways to reopen. “This family is unbelievable,� Rigo Garcia said. Not only have the stranded motorists been treated to movies and entertainment from the family’s children, but they have also been served homemade meals, provided dry clothing and a comfortable place to sleep. Birky, who owns a catering company, Piggies & Cream restaurants in Kouts and North Judson, and Birky’s Country Market and Bakery in Kouts, said he just felt moved to help after noticing the blinking car lights on the highway in front of his house. “You just got to do what God tells you to do,� he

said. Birky said it took him three hours to clear the path to the stranded motorists and to help pull their vehicles into position to reach the safety of his driveway. Rigo, who was on his way home from his nursing job in Winamac when the fierce winter storm brought a scary halt to his commute, said the story of his rescue became even more inspiring when he learned Birky had been unable to get the tractor started before Sunday night and has not been able to get it started since. The six stranded motorists planned to stay put until a plow finally makes it down the stretch of Ind. 8 between U.S. 421 and Ind. 49. “The last thing we want to do is leave in this,� Rigo said.

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FORT WAYNE — Tradexpos presents the 25th anniversary of the Fort Wayne Farm Show at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, starting Tuesday and continuing through Thursday. When Jack Thill started the Fort Wayne Farm Show, he envisioned a trade show where the farm community could come together with agri-business leaders to learn and compare the latest

equipment and products in this ever-changing marketplace. Now in its 25th year Thill’s “vision� has grown to become one of the nation’s most respected farm shows, attracting qualified attendees from many states. The more than 300 exhibitors present the latest farm technology the industry has to offer along with the area’s largest variety of farm machinery

equipment in one location. Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Purdue Cooperative Extension present daily educational seminars. Parkview Health Systems will offer free CPR classes each day of the show. Hours Tuesday are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission but there is charge for parking.

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Equality vs. liberty President Barack Obama says income inequality is “dangerous … the defining challenge of our time.” The pope is upset that capitalism causes inequality. Progressives, facing the failures of Obamacare, are eager to change the subject to America’s “wealth gap.” It’s true that today, the richest 1 percent of Americans own a third of America’s wealth. One percent owns 35 percent! But I say, so what? Progressives in the media claim that the rich get richer at the expense of the poor. But that’s a lie. Hollywood sells the greedy-evil-capitalists-cheatthe-poor message with movies like Martin Scorsese’s new JOHN film, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which portrays STOSSEL stock sellers as sex-crazed criminals. Years before, Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street” created a creepy financier, Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, who smugly gloated, “It’s Opportunity is much a zero-sum game. more important than Somebody equality, and there is wins; somebody still income mobility in loses.” America. People born This is how the poor don’t necessarily left sees the stay poor. market: a zero-sum game. If someone makes money, he took it from everyone else. The more the rich have, the less others have. It’s as if the economy is a pie that’s already on the table, waiting to be carved. The bigger the piece the rich take, the less that’s left for everyone else. The economy is just a fight over who gets how much. But this is absurd. Bill Gates took a huge slice of pie, but he didn’t take it from me. By starting Microsoft, he baked millions of new pies. He made the rest of the world richer, too. Entrepreneurs create things. Over the past few decades, the difference in wealth between the rich and poor has grown. This makes people uncomfortable. But why is it a problem if the poor didn’t get poorer? Progressives claim they did. Some cite government data that show middle class incomes remaining relatively stagnant. But this data is misleading, too. It leaves out all government handouts, like rent subsidies and food stamps. It leaves out benefits like company-funded health insurance and pensions, which make up increasing portions of people’s pay. And it leaves out the innovation that makes life better for both the rich and poor. Even poor people today have access to cars, food, health care, entertainment and technology that rich people lusted for a few decades ago. Ninety percent of Americans living “below the poverty line” have smart phones, cable TV and cars. Seventy percent own two cars. But hold on, says the left. Even if the poor reap some benefits from capitalism, it’s just not “fair” that rich people have so much more. I suppose this is true. But what exactly is “fair?” Is it fair that models are so good-looking? Why is it fair that some men are so much bigger than I, so no one will pay me to play pro sports? It’s hardly fair that I was born in America, a country that offers me far greater opportunities than most other countries would. We Americans should be thankful that life is not fair! Freedom isn’t fair, if fair means equal. When people are free, some will be more successful than others. Some people are smarter or just luckier. Globalization and free-market capitalism multiply the effect of smarts and luck, allowing some people to get much richer than others. So what? Inequality may seem unfair, but the alternative — government-forced equality — is worse. It leaves everyone poor. Opportunity is much more important than equality, and there is still income mobility in America. People born poor don’t necessarily stay poor. Pew research shows 58 percent of the kids born to the poorest fifth of families rose to a higher income group. Six percent rose all the way from the bottom fifth to the top fifth. Sixty-one percent of kids born to the richest fifth of families fell from that group, and 9 percent fell all the way to the bottom. Opportunity requires allowing people to take risks and make changes. We won’t always like the outcomes. But over the long haul, we’re still better off if people are free to strive and fail, or maybe — reap big rewards. JOHN STOSSEL is host of “Stossel” on the Fox Business Network. He’s the author of “Give Me a Break” and of “Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity.” More information at johnstossel.com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit creators.com.

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Letter To The Editor • Clothes and Food Basket of LaGrange County and 531 families say thank you To the editor: The Clothes and Food Basket of LaGrange County, as well as the 531 families living in LaGrange County that we served during our three week Christmas Bureau, would like to thank everyone who donated to us in some way. The 2,203 individuals we served may have received food, cleaning supplies, hygiene items, linens, toys and clothing, thanks to you. The items or cash donated to us come from: churches, businesses, industries, social service organizations, the three

school corporations in the county, our Amish community and individual households. We are also recipients of LaGrange County United Fund and LaGrange County Community Foundation. Without them we could not have a Christmas Bureau. We could not function without our hard-working and dedicated volunteers. God bless all of you. Our regular business hours are Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Thanks again for the support and generosity. Coordinators Carol Meeks, Janet Eagleson and Arlene Stewart

Angola looks forward to busy, productive 2014 BY DICK HICKMAN

The year 2013 has quickly passed us by and it is time for the information letter I like to send out each year. You can be very proud of your city employees as they have once again worked extremely hard to make our city a better place to live, work and enjoy ourselves. This past year found us working on many different projects. One of those was another Safe Routes to School project. Our Engineering Department, headed by Bill Boyer, has been working on our next phase of this project. The project itself will be under way in 2015 and will include the sidewalks around Carlin Park School on Williams Street to Felicity Street east to the Head Start School. It will also include part of the sidewalk on the north side of Mill Street and the north side of Randolph Street from Williams Street to Clyde Street. Wall Street was repaved with new sidewalks put in including Americans with Disabilities Act ramps. South Wayne Street also received new pavement this year. Several wastewater projects were completed, including rehabbing the lift station at Hoosier Drive, putting in a parallel sewer interceptor west of the treatment plant and several storm water improvements including the Jackson Drain and Pine Run drainage improvements.

Guest Column • This will be another busy year. Our biggest project will include the next phase of our Downtown Revitalization when we tear up the old sidewalks from the mound west to the railroad tracks and install new sidewalks, lighting and green spaces. This will hopefully begin around the middle of March or first of April and be finished by early summer. Much will depend on the weather. We are currently working on a grant to do some work on our traffic signals during emergency situations. If we receive this grant we will be able to install electronic devices in our traffic signals and our emergency response vehicles that will allow the drivers in our police and fire vehicles to change the traffic lights when on emergency runs. This will hopefully make it safer for all when our vehicles are making emergency runs. We are hoping to be able to purchase the old Wendy’s building that has been sitting empty for almost 10 years and change that area into another downtown parking area and install public restrooms in that area. We may not be able to do all that in 2014 but we are hoping we can at least get it started then. The purchase of the old Angola Lumber

Yard was completed this past year. Already Freedom Academy has been using our building as an adult education learning center. The city is using these buildings for much-needed storage. The continued prospects for this kind of future activity is exciting in enhancing economic development in our area. Many other projects including those for our water, wastewater and street improvements will be worked on in 2014. But there are too many projects to be all listed here. We will continue to work on economic development in our area on a daily basis. Some exciting news for 2014 already is the upcoming opening of Hobby Lobby and Love’s Travel Plaza in our city. Both hope to open in late winter or early spring. Each store will be adding 50 or more jobs to our area. We believe in our community and the citizens in it. Because of that we are excited about the prospects in 2014. As always we look forward to hearing from and I hope you will contact us when concerns and comments come up. On behalf of the Angola City Employees and all the city elected officials I want to wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2014. Richard Hickman, Mayor City of Angola

Settling back into Indiana life in the nick of time It is dark when we drive onto the ferry in the morning. There are only four cars heading to the mainland. The air is chilly, but the captain has a pot of coffee brewing on the enclosed deck. We leave the car and go up to drink the coffee and watch as we pull away from Ocracoke. Soon the lighthouse is a speck and the waters of the Pamlico Sound rock the ferry ever so gently. The sun comes up as seagulls and other water birds follow beside us. The ride is just two hours, and soon we are heading to the airport in New Bern. It is once again time to leave my second home and return to Indiana. Philip and I say farewell, and for a split second I waiver in my decision. No, I say to myself, I must return … family, work, responsibilities, community. I watch him leave until I can no longer see him, and then straighten my shoulders and prepare for my flight. I am early but check in anyway. It is good to be rid of my bag. I find a seat and pull out my book. Soon it is finished, and I am about to start another when I receive a text from Delta telling me my flight is delayed. It is strange because I am sitting by the Delta counter and can see the board right in front of me. It does not say delayed. I take a stroll over to the counter and ask them about the delay. Indeed there is a delay so I go back over to my seat. I pull out my tickets and realize that with the delay I may not make the flight from

Atlanta to Fort Wayne. I am now in a panic. Talk of the storm begins to fill the airport and I need to get home tonight or I won’t make it. The TV in the corner continues to show weather maps and speaks of the “polar vortex.” I go back over to the counter. The Delta folks behind the counter are kind, but honest. “You won’t make your flight,” they tell me. They insist I take the flight LOU ANN to Atlanta where they will put me up. I feel bewildered. HOMAN- I am thinking I will be there until Wednesday, and it is SAYLOR just Saturday. “I have to get home,” I tell them. They nod. It is finally time to board and I leave New Bern. I watch the landscape change and I settle back into the seat that I share with a young mother and her baby. By the time we land in Atlanta everyone knows my situation. We land at 6:50 and my Fort Wayne flight leaves at 7:12. I am ushered off the plane first and scramble into the airport. The woman at the counter says, “Are you the Fort Wayne passenger?” I nod and she points to the gate across the way. “The coffee pot broke. Hurry, I think you can make it.” Who would guess in the Atlanta airport

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that my flight would be one gate over? The door is about to be shut when they see me coming. I show my ticket and hurry through the door. I make it to the plane as the flight attendant is about to shut the cabin door. There is no time to find my seat so I take the one in front, and we leave. The flight attendant and I chat about the situation. “You were so lucky,” he says, “we had to get a new coffee pot or we would have been gone.” It is dark, but I can begin to see fields of white from the air. We arrive on time in Fort Wayne, and I receive my usual greeting and the cookie. I wait for my bag, knowing it can’t possibly be there, but it is. I walk outside and someone is there asking if I need a ride to my car. I am numb with gratefulness. We find the Jeep, and he shovels me out from the previous storm and makes sure the Jeep starts. He tosses my bag in the back as I hand him a 10 dollar bill. Home is waiting and the polar vortex has yet to come. Sleep is deep in my old house, and I am awakened by the sound of Larry’s snow blower in the morning. I put on the kettle and settle back into my Indiana life. LOU ANN HOMAN-SAYLOR lives in Angola at the White Picket Gardens where you can find her gardening or writing late into the night under the light of her frayed scarlet lamp. She is a storyteller, teacher, writer, actress and a collector of front porch stories.

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Mom facing life without husband DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are a young couple, married almost two years. He recently told me he isn’t happy with me anymore and that he may want to leave. He won’t tell me why. He says he doesn’t know why. It was a complete shock to me. He refuses to seek marriage counseling and has dealt with a lot of depression for which he won’t seek help, either. We have a child, and I am now pregnant again. It hasn’t changed his thoughts about leaving. What should I do for myself and our children? What can I do to help my husband change his mind? I’m still deeply in love with him. — CONFUSED IN SOUTH CAROLINA DEAR CONFUSED: I can only imagine how painful this must be for you. Because your husband won’t

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DEAR DOCTOR K: What is a virus? And what makes viral illnesses so difficult to treat? DEAR READER: Viruses are a very simple kind of germ. They are smaller and simpler than other common germs, such as bacteria and fungi. They cause illnesses ranging from mild — like the common cold — to potentially fatal. This includes diseases such as smallpox, influenza, Ebola and HIV. When viruses infect our cells, they take over a cell’s “machinery.” The cell can’t carry out its normal life-sustaining tasks. Instead, the host cell becomes a virus-manufacturing plant, making viral parts that reassemble into whole viruses and infect other cells. Finally, the host cell dies. You ask why viral infections can be so difficult to treat. Not all are. And there are different reasons why some are, indeed, hard to treat. Many common viral infections get attacked and

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of opportunity to change their genetic stripes with each new generation. This allows them to develop resistance to whatever drugs or vaccines we throw at them. Who is winning the war, we or our viruses? Over the past century we have eliminated or greatly reduced many viral illnesses through developing vaccines and anti-viral drugs. On the other hand, completely new viral infections have emerged, such as HIV. And the remarkable growth in global travel has made it easier for viral infections to spread. So I’m not sure if we’re winning the war. But I am sure of one thing: Without medical research, we would have little chance of winning. And in my opinion, we’re not spending enough on research. DR. KOMAROFF is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. His website is AskDoctorK.com.

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Tense standoff grips Fallujah South Sudanese BAGHDAD (AP) — Residents started to trickle back to the besieged city of Fallujah on Friday as militants and government forces both appear to be preparing for a long standoff. Al-Qaida-linked fighters and tribal gunmen are camped on the outskirts of the city, with Iraqi army and police stationed nearby. A tense calm has settled over the city, although sporadic street fighting rattled Ramadi and surrounding areas in Sunni-dominated Anbar province, a vast desert region west of Baghdad that was once a major battleground for U.S. troops. The extremist militants, emboldened by fellow fighters’ gains in the civil war in neighboring Syria, have tried to position themselves as the champions of Iraqi Sunnis angry at the Shiite-led government over what they see as efforts to marginalize them. Violence spiked after the Dec. 28 arrest of a Sunni lawmaker sought on terrorism charges and the government’s dismantling of a year-old Sunni protest camp in Ramadi, the provincial capital, and Iraqi police were forced to retreat from the city centers as black masked gunmen overtook Fallujah and parts of Ramadi last week, burning down police stations and posting guards outside strategic areas. Iraqi troops have taken up positions in and around

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and allied tribal gunmen camped on the outskirts, a tentative calm took hold over Fallujah on Friday and residents started to return to the besieged city west of Baghdad.

vehicles, a police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. There was no immediate word on casualties. Central areas of Fallujah, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, have been calm in recent days, according to accounts from residents and international observers.

“If there is no other solution, then the security forces and allied tribal fighters will enter these cities,” al-Askari said. Clashes broke out again Friday, this time between Iraqi special forces and militants in the village of al-Bubali, between Fallujah and Ramadi. Roadside bombs planted around the village damaged several army

both cities but have not launched major urban offensives, fearing that likely civilian casualties could incite Sunni anger and push moderate tribal leaders to side with the extremists. Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari told The Associated Press on Friday that the government’s patience would not last forever.

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudanese troops on Friday retook the capital of an oil-producing state from rebels loyal to the country’s former vice president, a military spokesman said. Government troops retook Bentiu, the capital of Unity state, after a 2 ½-hour battle, Col. Philip Aguer said. Aguer said the forces loyal to the former vice president, Riek Machar, had “destroyed” the town. Rebels looted the bank, stole food and set the market on fire, Aguer said. Doctors Without Borders, which is also known as MSF, said its facilities in Bentiu were also looted. “It is unacceptable that one of the only humanitarian organizations still providing assistance to the population in Bentiu has been looted,” MSF General Director Arjan Hehenkamp said. The loss of Bentiu weakens Machar at the negotiating table in Ethiopia, where mediators are trying to defuse a political conflict that broke out Dec. 15 and descended into ethnic attacks and military battles. Hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese have been displaced in the nearly monthlong conflict. The U.N. has said only that more than 1,000 people are believed to have been

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